charabanc in Portuguese
charabanc in Portuguese is charabã — charabanc means (old use) An open-sided bus, first pulled by horses and later powered by an engine.
charabanc in Portuguese
charabã
(British, historical) A horse-drawn, and then later, motorized omnibus with open sides, and often, no roof.
What does "charabanc" mean?
- noun (old use) An open-sided bus, first pulled by horses and later powered by an engine.
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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."
- noun (informal) A vehicle that is slow, too crowded, or otherwise unpleasant to travel in.
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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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- 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 Portuguese?
"charabanc" in Portuguese is charabã. charabanc means: (old use) An open-sided bus, first pulled by horses and later powered by an engine.
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