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camion

[ kam-ee-uhn; French ka-myawn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural cam·i·ons [kam, -ee-, uh, nz, k, a, -, myawn].

camion

/ ˈkæmɪən; kamjɔ̃ /

Origin of camion¹

1880–85; < French < ?

Origin of camion¹

C19: from French, of obscure origin

No one goes in or out except by military or Red Cross camion.

It was a wicked, blowy day, and I crept into a wrecked "camion" and sheltered there, and ate some lunch and slept a little.

It was raining outside and now and then a dripping camion passed along the road, slithering through the mud.

However, we decided to make a try for it, and so left Beauvais in a small camion at 10:30 o'clock in the evening.

That night we bundled our bedding into the Ford camion, and slept in one of the deep champagne caves.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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