~ 1
■ noun a covered motor vehicle used for transporting goods or people.
↘ Brit. a railway carriage for conveying luggage, mail, etc.
↘ Brit. a cara~.
Origin
C19: shortening of cara~ .
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~ 2
■ noun ( the ~ )
1》 the foremost part of a group of people, especially the foremost division of an ad~cing military force.
2》 the forefront of developments or ideas.
Origin
C17: abbrev. of ~guard .
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~ 3
■ noun
1》 archaic a winnowing fan.
2》 archaic or literary a bird's wing.
Origin
ME: dialect var. of fan 1 , prob. reinforced by OFr. ~ or L. ~nus .
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~ 4
■ noun Brit. Tennis informal term for ad~tage .