tumbrel

• Sustantivo que designa un carro de dos ruedas, usado originalmente para transportar estiércol u otros desechos agrícolas, y que luego pasó a ser conocido históricamente como el vehículo que transportaba a los condenados a la guillotina durante la Revolución Francesa.

A noun referring to a two-wheeled cart, originally used for hauling dung or other farm waste, which later became historically notable for transporting prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution.

1. Farm cart for manureC2formalbritish

   A two-wheeled cart used on farms for hauling dung or other heavy loads.

   Carro de estiércol

   • The farmer loaded the tumbrel with manure from the barn.
   • Horses pulled the heavy tumbrel across the muddy field.
   • Tumbrels were essential for transporting waste in rural areas.

   Sinónimosdumpcart

2. Prisoner cart during the French RevolutionC2formalbritish

   A cart of this type infamously used to carry condemned prisoners, including those sentenced to the guillotine, during the Reign of Terror.

   Carreta de los condenados

   • The tumbrel rumbled through the cobblestone streets toward the Place de la Révolution.
   • Dozens of prisoners were packed into the tumbrel for their final journey.
   • The image of the tumbrel became a symbol of the French Revolution's brutality.