charabanc

Meanings

Plural: charabancs

Noun

• a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
• A horse-drawn, and then later, motorized omnibus with open sides, and often, no roof.
• A bus, especially one hired by groups for pleasure outings, what was later called a coach.
• A vehicle that is slow, overcrowded, or otherwise undesirable.
• An elaborate production or endeavor involving many people or things.

Verb

• To travel or convey by charabanc.

Synonyms

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