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charabanc in Italian

charabanc in Italian is torpedone — charabanc means (old use) An open-sided bus, first pulled by horses and later powered by an engine.

charabanc in Italian

torpedone
noun
(British, historical) A horse-drawn, and then later, motorized omnibus with open sides, and often, no roof.

What does "charabanc" mean?

  1. noun (old use) An open-sided bus, first pulled by horses and later powered by an engine.
  2. noun (British, old-fashioned) A bus hired by a group for a day trip, now usually called a coach.
    "Mum had worked there as a teenager and once recalled her duty of having to meet the charabancs that brought the well-heeled to the baths from Droitwich station before the war."
  3. noun (informal) A vehicle that is slow, too crowded, or otherwise unpleasant to travel in.
  4. noun (figurative) A large, complicated undertaking that involves many people or parts.
    "Nevertheless, I felt responsible. I'd started the whole charabanc. It was my band."
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charabanc in a sentence

  • Mum had worked there as a teenager and once recalled her duty of having to meet the charabancs that brought the well-heeled to the baths from Droitwich station before the war.
  • Nevertheless, I felt responsible. I'd started the whole charabanc. It was my band.
  • Schuman's European Coal and Steel Community in 1951, which set the whole charabanc rolling, operated in the interests of producers.

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What is "charabanc" in Italian?
"charabanc" in Italian is torpedone. charabanc means: (old use) An open-sided bus, first pulled by horses and later powered by an engine.
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