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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieschariot bas
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sha-rjo bɑ
"Le brasseur charge les fûts sur le chariot."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A strong low cart without sides, historically used for carrying heavy loads such as beer barrels.
"The historic brewery still uses a traditional horse-drawn dray for ceremonial deliveries."
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To transport goods or materials using a dray cart.
"Workers would dray the heavy casks from the cellar up to the loading bay."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'dræge' meaning something drawn or dragged, stemming from the Proto-Germanic root '*draganą' (to draw or carry). Historically evolved to describe a strong, low-wheeled cart without sides used for heavy loads, particularly by breweries in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dray" is said worldwide
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chariot bas
Transliteration: sha-rjo bɑ
"Le brasseur charge les fûts sur le chariot."
Prahmwagen
Transliteration: pʁaːmˌvaːɡn̩
"Der Brauer transportiert das Bier auf dem Wagen."
carretto
Transliteration: kar-rèt-to
"Il carretto trasportava le botti di birra."
rastra
Transliteration: ras-tra
"El carro transportaba la carga pesada."
zorra
Transliteration: zɔ.ʁɐ
"A zorra transportava os barris de cerveja."
भारवाही गाड़ी
Transliteration: bharvahi gadi
"मज़दूरों ने भारी सामान गाड़ी पर लादा।"
货运平车
Transliteration: huòyùn píngchē
"马车运送着沉重的啤酒桶。"
화물마차
Transliteration: hwamul macha
"마부는 마차에 맥주통을 실었다."
荷馬車
Transliteration: nimasha
"荷馬車がビール樽を運搬していた。"
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