What is another word for tumbrels?

Pronunciation: [tˈʌmbɹə͡lz] (IPA)

Tumbrels were two-wheeled carts used during the French Revolution to transport prisoners to the guillotine. The term has since been used to refer to any vehicle used for transportation or conveying heavy objects. Some synonyms for tumbrels include carts, wagons, chariots, carriages, drays, sledges, and lorries. These names imply different types of vehicles, with carts and wagons being more traditional and rustic, while chariots and carriages are more elegant and sophisticated. Drays and sledges are used for hauling heavy items, while lorries are typically used for industrial transportation. Regardless of their name, all these vehicles share the common function of transporting goods or people.

What are the hypernyms for Tumbrels?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Tumbrels

Six tumbrels carry the day's wine to la guillotine.
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes
Six tumbrels roll along the streets.
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes
Achilles himself, they say, got tired of eating, and though he consumed something like a prize ox to his own cheek, he at length had to call for cheese, so that we at last gave in, and having cleared away the broken tumbrels and baggage-carts of our army, cleared for a general action.
"Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2)"
Charles Lever

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