voiture
Americannoun
plural
voituresEtymology
Origin of voiture
1690–1700; < French < Latin vectūra, equivalent to vect ( us ) (past participle of vehere to carry) + -ūra -ure
Example Sentences
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Here’s Pierre Rolland celebrating as he overtakes Stefan Küng in a time trial ... never mind the fact that he’s en voiture -
From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2021
Watch out for the VSP - voiture sans permis.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2016
Already astounded by the miracle of their first train trip and a ride through Toronto in a "voiture," the four-year-olds* faced royalty calmly enough.
From Time Magazine Archive
“En voiture, Monsieur,” said the Wagon Lit conductor.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
O'Hara followed him; they entered a voiture, and the stranger gave the word, to the Rue des Foss�s St. Victor.
From Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire by O'Shea, John Augustus
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