char-à-banc
or char·a·banc
a large bus used on sightseeing tours, especially one with open sides and no center aisle.
Origin of char-à-banc
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How to use char-à-banc in a sentence
Magdaléna came down to the verandah a few moments before the char-à-banc drove up.
The Californians | Gertrude Franklin Horn AthertonHe felt genuinely sorry for her, but his only part was to get out and hand these radiant visions into the char-à-banc.
The Californians | Gertrude Franklin Horn AthertonA heavy char-à-banc rolled by, and the words of Tiny and Ila came distinctly to the two in hiding.
The Californians | Gertrude Franklin Horn AthertonSome people, therefore, describe a char à banc as a sofa placed endwise on wheels.
Rollo in Switzerland | Jacob AbbottThe char à banc stopped before the door of the hotel; and the coachman, getting down from his seat in front, opened the door.
Rollo in Switzerland | Jacob Abbott
British Dictionary definitions for charabanc
/ (ˈʃærəˌbæŋ, French ʃarabɑ̃) /
British obsolete a motor coach, esp one used for sightseeing tours
Origin of charabanc
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