charrette
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of charrette
1965–70; < French: cart, Old French, equivalent to char chariot, wagon ( see car 1) + -ette -ette, from the idea of speed of wheels
Example Sentences
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“But people just want it both ways. Having a giant code and still having a design charrette where people argue—those things are correlated!”
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2021
When the charrette gets started, he offers a bland montage sequence centered on shots of Ann looking bored, while the discussions themselves are muffled, on the soundtrack, to an indecipherable walla.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 4, 2019
Bill goes to Durham to run a town charrette on school integration—and taps Ann and C. P. to co-chair.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 4, 2019
Many of the class parents are musicians and artists, and they approach make-believe with the rigor of a design charrette.
From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2014
What did he think he was accomplishing with this charrette anyway?
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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