Tumbril
noun
A cart or wagon used in the past for carrying condemned people to be executed.
In the French Revolution, prisoners were transported in a tumbril to the guillotine.
Often appears as...
- ride in a tumbril
- lead to the tumbril
Usage tips
Disapproving
Historic
noun
A two-wheeled cart or wagon typically designed to be hauled by a single horse or ox.
The farmer loaded the hay into the tumbril to take it to the barn.
Often appears as...
- load the tumbril
- pull the tumbril
noun
A sort of tipcart, a farmer's cart used for carrying dung, also for carrying hay and corn.
The farmer filled the tumbril with manure to spread on his fields.
Often appears as...
- fill the tumbril
- dump from the tumbril
noun
A cart or wagon used in the past for carrying condemned people to be executed.
In the French Revolution, prisoners were transported in a tumbril to the guillotine.
Often appears as...
- ride in a tumbril
- lead to the tumbril
Usage tips
Disapproving
Historic
noun
A two-wheeled cart or wagon typically designed to be hauled by a single horse or ox.
The farmer loaded the hay into the tumbril to take it to the barn.
Often appears as...
- load the tumbril
- pull the tumbril
noun
A sort of tipcart, a farmer's cart used for carrying dung, also for carrying hay and corn.
The farmer filled the tumbril with manure to spread on his fields.
Often appears as...
- fill the tumbril
- dump from the tumbril
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Connotation
Tumbril often symbolizes doom or impending punishment from past historical use.
Her dismissal felt like being in a tumbril, a tragic end to her career.
Pro Tip 2/3French Revolution
Tumbril is closely associated with the French Revolution, evoking strong imagery.
His novel set during the uprising described the foreboding rumble of a tumbril.
Pro Tip 3/3Rare Usage
The term is old-fashioned and not commonplace in modern language use.
Finding 'tumbril' in a contemporary text surprised the young reader.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Connotation
Tumbril often symbolizes doom or impending punishment from past historical use.
Her dismissal felt like being in a tumbril, a tragic end to her career.
Pro Tip 2/3French Revolution
Tumbril is closely associated with the French Revolution, evoking strong imagery.
His novel set during the uprising described the foreboding rumble of a tumbril.
Pro Tip 3/3Rare Usage
The term is old-fashioned and not commonplace in modern language use.
Finding 'tumbril' in a contemporary text surprised the young reader.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Connotation
Tumbril often symbolizes doom or impending punishment from past historical use.
Her dismissal felt like being in a tumbril, a tragic end to her career.
Pro Tip 2/3French Revolution
Tumbril is closely associated with the French Revolution, evoking strong imagery.
His novel set during the uprising described the foreboding rumble of a tumbril.
Pro Tip 3/3Rare Usage
The term is old-fashioned and not commonplace in modern language use.
Finding 'tumbril' in a contemporary text surprised the young reader.
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