camion

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Buy a gift, some kind of gift: a box of chocolate, a strand of pearls, an eau de parfum that fell off the back of a camion de livraison—all are worthy options.

From Slate • Feb. 5, 2014

The word "camion" in Spanish usually refers to an 18-wheeler, but in Mexico it means "bus."

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2011

Roaring with heavy wheels, grinding with gears, throbbing with motors, camion after camion went by, slowly, stridently.

From One Man's Initiation—1917 by Dos Passos, John

The 2nd Division came hurrying from their rest billets near Chaumont-en-Vexin, northwest of Paris; the 3rd Division came thundering by train and camion from Chateau-Villain, southeast of Paris.

From Aces Up by Clarke, Covington

On the front seat of the camion a sleepless one handled the wheel, while beside him the relief driver slept on the seat.

From "And they thought we wouldn't fight" by Gibbons, Floyd