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tumbrel

noun

/ˈtʌmbrəl/

Meaning

A two-wheeled cart, especially one used during the French Revolution to carry prisoners to the guillotine.

The prisoners were carried to the square in a wooden tumbrel.

cart, wagon, carriage, dray

car, truck

wooden tumbrel, old tumbrel, prisoners in tumbrel

a long-tailed monkey found in Asia, especially India and Southeast Asia

a set of circumstances or state of affairs at a particular time

The process or state of converging or coming together.

Loose soil or unclean matter; anything that makes a surface unclean.

Brilliant radiance or shining brightness.

The willingness to take bold risks; boldness or fearlessness.