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char-à-banc
or char·a·banc
[ shar-uh-bang, -bangk; French sha-ra-bahn ]
noun
, British.
, plural char-à-bancs [-bangz, -bangks, sh, a, -, r, a, -, bahn].
- a large bus used on sightseeing tours, especially one with open sides and no center aisle.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of char-à-banc1
1810–20; back formation from French char-à-bancs literally, car with benches, the -s being taken as plural ending of word as a whole
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Example Sentences
Magdaléna came down to the verandah a few moments before the char-à-banc drove up.
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He felt genuinely sorry for her, but his only part was to get out and hand these radiant visions into the char-à-banc.
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A heavy char-à-banc rolled by, and the words of Tiny and Ila came distinctly to the two in hiding.
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Some people, therefore, describe a char à banc as a sofa placed endwise on wheels.
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The char à banc stopped before the door of the hotel; and the coachman, getting down from his seat in front, opened the door.
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