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# camion

noun (a camion, camions)

«camion» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (rare in English) A low, strong truck or cart used to carry heavy things, especially in the army. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/camion/#m1)
2. (French and Spanish) «camion» (French) and «camión» (Spanish) mean a lorry or truck; French says it ka-mee-ON with a nasal end. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/camion/#m2)

### In the lessons

Rare in English; you meet it in old military history texts. In French lessons, «un camion» is a lorry; in Spanish, «un camión» is a truck, and in Mexico also a bus.

### Examples

- (French) Le camion est rouge – the lorry is red. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/camion/#x1)
- A camion carried the cannons to the front. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/camion/#x2)
- In Mexico, people say «camión» for a bus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/camion/#x3)
- The soldiers loaded the camion with supplies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/camion/#x4)
- "Camion" is the French word for a truck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/camion/#x5)

### Note

Mostly not used in everyday English; say lorry (UK) or truck (US).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «camion» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/camion/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«camion» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/camion.html) on Mova free.