camionn.
/ˈkamɪən/, U.S. /ˈkæmjən/ A truck or wagon formerly used for transporting cannon (obsolete). Also, a large dray; a lorry; a bus.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > cart or wagon for conveying goods > [noun] > types of > low or without sides
roll-wainc1503
dray1581
troll1663
dray-cart1710
rulley1759
truck1774
trolley1823
gambo1836
lorry1838
platform car1843
platform wagon1850
trolley-cart1865
float1866
wherry?1881
camion1885
rolley1886
floater1888
sloven1889
society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor lorry, truck, or van > [noun] > truck or lorry
rig1831
lorry1911
truck1916
camion1922
society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > public service vehicle > [noun] > omnibus > motor-driven
autobus1895
motor bus1896
camion1942
1885 E. P. Warren & C. F. M. Cleverly Wanderings ‘Beetle’ 102 The ponderous camion thundered over the uneven pitching of the streets.
1922 Blackwood's Mag. Jan. 23/2 The French..had in their turn a splash of khaki on each of their camions.
1942 ‘N. Shute’ Pied Piper 46 There's lots and lots of camions and motors at the station.
1967 Punch 15 Feb. 234/1 Following the kerb does enable one to see past the camion along straight roads.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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