Charabanc — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɛpɪdʒˌuːlə/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌɪnɪplˈastɪks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌɪnɪplˈastɪks/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɛpɪdʒˌuːlə/.

Examples

he always rode the bus to work

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

jitney autobus motorcoach passenger vehicle omnibus double-decker motorbus coach bus

Parts of Speech

noun	a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport “he always rode the bus to work”

Word Forms

bus	verb	send or move around by bus
omnibus	adjective	providing for many things at once

Around the World

Europe

🇷🇺Russian

шарабан

транспортное средство, перевозящее много пассажиров; используется для общественного транспорта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चरबाँक

कई यात्रियों को ले जाने वाला वाहन; सार्वजनिक परिवहन के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

charbanc

অনেক যাত্রী বহনকারী একটি যান; গণপরিবহনের জন্য ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

சரபாங்க்

பல பயணிகளை ஏற்றிச் செல்லும் வாகனம்; பொது போக்குவரத்துக்கு பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

చరబాంక్

అనేక మంది ప్రయాణీకులను తీసుకువెళుతున్న వాహనం; ప్రజా రవాణా కోసం ఉపయోగిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

चारबँक

अनेक प्रवासी घेऊन जाणारे वाहन; सार्वजनिक वाहतुकीसाठी वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચરાબેંક

ઘણા મુસાફરોને વહન કરતું વાહન; જાહેર પરિવહન માટે વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚರಾಬಂಕ್

ಅನೇಕ ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಕರನ್ನು ಸಾಗಿಸುವ ವಾಹನ; ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಸಾರಿಗೆಗಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചരബാങ്ക്

നിരവധി യാത്രക്കാരുമായി ഒരു വാഹനം; പൊതു ഗതാഗതത്തിനായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

charbanc

ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਯਾਤਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਲਿਜਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਵਾਹਨ; ਜਨਤਕ ਆਵਾਜਾਈ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چارابنک

بہت سے مسافروں کو لے جانے والی گاڑی؛ پبلک ٹرانسپورٹ کے لیے استعمال کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

查拉班克

载有许多乘客的车辆；用于公共交通

🇯🇵Japanese

キャラバン

多くの乗客を乗せた車両。公共交通機関に使用される

🇰🇷Korean

캐릭터

많은 승객을 태운 차량; 대중교통으로 사용되는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

charaban

xe chở nhiều hành khách; sử dụng cho phương tiện giao thông công cộng

🇹🇭Thai

จรัญ

ยานพาหนะที่บรรทุกผู้โดยสารจำนวนมาก ใช้สำหรับระบบขนส่งสาธารณะ

🇲🇾Malay

watakanc

kenderaan yang membawa ramai penumpang; digunakan untuk pengangkutan awam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تشارابانك

مركبة تحمل العديد من الركاب؛ تستخدم لوسائل النقل العام

🇮🇷Persian

چارابانک

وسیله نقلیه ای که مسافران زیادی را حمل می کند. برای حمل و نقل عمومی استفاده می شود

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