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charabanc (s) (noun), charabancs (pl)
1. A vehicle carrying many passengers and which is used for public transportation: A charabanc is a large bus that is typically used for sightseeing.
2. A kind of long vehicle with transverse seats (crossing from side to side) generally facing forward: People lined up to get on the charabanc to go sightseeing.
3. Etymology: from French for a "wagon with seats" or a vehicle carrying many passengers and which is used for public transportation.
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