charabanc

/ ˈʃærəˌbæŋ; ʃarabɑ̃ /

noun

1. obsolete.
   a motor coach, esp one used for sightseeing tours

Word History and Origins

Origin of charabanc¹

C19: from French char-à-bancs, wagon with seats

Example Sentences

They have, after all, a notorious penchant for sea shanties and mariner epics, and Meloy populates his songs with Dickensian chimbley sweeps, wandering Civil War soldiers and oddball characters who use antiquated terms like “charabanc” and “bombazine” in everyday conversation.

From Salon

Briefly entertaining the idea that, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang like, it might be to get the charabanc going again, I ask what it's for.

From BBC

But let’s not punish Johnson for the mute words of a charabanc.

From The Guardian

To shake up tired old politics is one thing; to allegedly inflict bruises on a reporter quite another – a distinction that seems to be getting lost on board the Trump charabanc.

From The Guardian

One reason that the Trump charabanc now looks so chaotic was the departure in August of his top – and pretty much only – political adviser, Roger Stone.

From The Guardian