voiture
[ vwah-toor, -tyoor; French vwa-tyr ]
noun,plural voi·tures [vwah-toorz, -tyoorz; French vwa-tyr]. /vwɑˈtʊərz, -ˈtyʊərz; French vwaˈtür/.
a carriage, wagon, or other wheeled vehicle.
Origin of voiture
11690–1700; <French <Latin vectūra, equivalent to vect(us) (past participle of vehere to carry) + -ūra-ure
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How to use voiture in a sentence
In the court-yard of the hotel was standing the voiture, which had come in some twenty minutes before us.
Wharton made the bruised Martini enter also; and accompanying them himself, the voiture set off, escorted by his servants.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterThe waggon should be described, as it is the best voiture in Western Canada.
Canada and the Canadians | Sir Richard Henry BonnycastleIl partira aussi dans chaque sens une voiture pour les gros bagages et objets fragiles, le jeudi de chaque semaine.
The Automobilist Abroad | M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfieldvoiture came the next day, and in gentle terms acquainted him with the unfavourable opinion of the critics.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) | Isaac D'Israeli
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