tumbril

• Существительное, обозначающее двухколёсную телегу, первоначально использовавшуюся для перевозки навоза или других сельскохозяйственных отходов, а позже ставшую исторически известной как средство транспортировки заключённых к гильотине во время Французской революции.

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 cartC2formalbritish

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

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

   Синонимыcartdraywagonwain

2. Prisoner transportC2formalbritish

   A cart of this type infamously used during the French Revolution to carry condemned prisoners to the guillotine.

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   • The tumbril rattled through the cobblestone streets toward the execution site.
   • Prisoners were packed into the tumbril on their final journey.
   • The image of the tumbril became a symbol of the Reign of Terror.