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char·a·banc  (shr-bng)

n. Chiefly British

A large bus, typically used for sightseeing.

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[From French char à bancs : char, coach, carriage (from Old French, cart; see chariot) + à, with (from Latin ad, toward; see ad-) + bancs, benches, pl. of banc (from Old French; see bank³).]

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charabanc [ˈʃærəˌbæŋ (French) ʃarabɑ̃]

n

(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Brit Obsolete a motor coach, esp one used for sightseeing tours

[from French char-à-bancs, wagon with seats]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

charabanc - a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, autobus, bus, passenger vehicle, omnibus, coach minibus - a light bus (4 to 10 passengers) public transport - conveyance for passengers or mail or freight roof - protective covering on top of a motor vehicle school bus - a bus used to transport children to or from school trackless trolley, trolley coach, trolleybus - a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires window - a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened fleet - group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership passenger, rider - a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

Translations

charabanc (o.f.) [ˈʃærəbæŋ] N (Brit) → autobús m, autocar m (Sp)

charabanc [ʃarabɑ̃] n (British) → char m à bancs