voiture

[ vwah-toor, -tyoor; French vwa-tyr ]

noun

, plural voi·tures [vwah-, toorz, -, tyoorz, vw, a, -, tyr].

1. a carriage, wagon, or other wheeled vehicle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of voiture¹

1690–1700; < French < Latin vectūra, equivalent to vect ( us ) (past participle of vehere to carry) + -ūra -ure

Example Sentences

In the court-yard of the hotel was standing the voiture, which had come in some twenty minutes before us.

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Wharton made the bruised Martini enter also; and accompanying them himself, the voiture set off, escorted by his servants.

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The waggon should be described, as it is the best voiture in Western Canada.

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Il partira aussi dans chaque sens une voiture pour les gros bagages et objets fragiles, le jeudi de chaque semaine.

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Voiture came the next day, and in gentle terms acquainted him with the unfavourable opinion of the critics.

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