The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chars-a-banc
Char-a-bancs \Char`-a-bancs"\, n.; pl. Chars-a-banc. [F.] A long, light, open vehicle, with benches or seats running lengthwise.
Usage examples of "chars-a-banc".
In the parking place beyond the vast torii that guarded the entrance, chars-a-bancs were disgorging hordes of students while the conductresses shouted “Awri, awri, awri” and blew whistles to help the drivers of other chars-a-bancs to back in.
In the parking place beyond the vast torii that guarded the entrance, chars-a-bancs were disgorging hordes of students while the conductresses shouted 'Awri, awri, awri' and blew whistles to help the drivers of other chars-a-bancs to back in.