Word of the Day 10/09/21 Camion
Camion (noun)
camion [ kam-ee-uhn; French ka-myawn ]
noun, plural cam·i·ons [kam-ee-uhnz; French ka-myawn].
1. a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
2. a truck, as for military supplies.
WORDS RELATED TO CAMION
van, car, cart, carriage, caravan, chariot, lorry, coach, tram, buggy, dray, caisson, schooner, wain, buckboard, tumbril, barouche, fourgon, gilly
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Origin: 1880–85; < French < ?
HOW TO USE CAMION IN A SENTENCE
No one goes in or out except by military or Red Cross camion.
LEST WE FORGET|JOHN GILBERT THOMPSON
It was a wicked, blowy day, and I crept into a wrecked "camion" and sheltered there, and ate some lunch and slept a little.
MY WAR EXPERIENCES IN TWO CONTINENTS|SARAH MACNAUGHTAN
It was raining outside and now and then a dripping camion passed along the road, slithering through the mud.
ONE MAN'S INITIATION--1917|JOHN DOS PASSOS
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.
WITH THE DOUGHBOY IN FRANCE|EDWARD HUNGERFORD
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
camion [ kam-ee-uhn; French ka-myawn ]
noun, plural cam·i·ons [kam-ee-uhnz; French ka-myawn].
1. a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
2. a truck, as for military supplies.
WORDS RELATED TO CAMION
van, car, cart, carriage, caravan, chariot, lorry, coach, tram, buggy, dray, caisson, schooner, wain, buckboard, tumbril, barouche, fourgon, gilly
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: 1880–85; < French < ?
HOW TO USE CAMION IN A SENTENCE
No one goes in or out except by military or Red Cross camion.
LEST WE FORGET|JOHN GILBERT THOMPSON
It was a wicked, blowy day, and I crept into a wrecked "camion" and sheltered there, and ate some lunch and slept a little.
MY WAR EXPERIENCES IN TWO CONTINENTS|SARAH MACNAUGHTAN
It was raining outside and now and then a dripping camion passed along the road, slithering through the mud.
ONE MAN'S INITIATION--1917|JOHN DOS PASSOS
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.
WITH THE DOUGHBOY IN FRANCE|EDWARD HUNGERFORD
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.