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cam⋅i⋅on

[kam-ee-uhn; Fr. ka-myawn]
–noun, plural cam⋅i⋅ons [kam-ee-uhnz; Fr. ka-myawn] .
1. a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
2. a truck, as for military supplies.

Origin:
1880–85; < F < ?
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cam·i·on   (kām'ē-ən, käm-yôɴ')   
n.  
  1. A truck.

  2. A bus.


[French, from Old French chamion, three-wheeled cart.]
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