However, I got off at last in a "camion," and when I arrived I found the little station hospital and salle and Lady Bagot's hospital crowded with men in khaki.
"My War Experiences in Two Continents"
Sarah Macnaughtan
And as we looked out of the windows of the ambulance our hearts jumped-at least Henry's and mine jumped-as we saw that between us and the forks of the road a great French camion had skidded and stalled, with two wheels over the embankment that raised the road from the swamp about us, effectually blocking our way.
"The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me"
William Allen White
The ambulance drivers-Singer and Hughes-neglecting to unlock the ambulance doors, ran up the road and began working with the drivers of the camion to get the great van on the road again.
"The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me"
William Allen White