tumbril
tumbril
[ˈtʌmbr(ə)l, -brɪl]
(亦作 tumbrel)
noun
[ˈtʌmbr(ə)l, -brɪl]
(亦作 tumbrel)
noun
- (historical)an open cart that tilted backwards to empty out its load, in particular one used to convey condemned prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution
(史)（尤指法国革命时期押送犯人去断头台的）翻卸式无篷车
■a two-wheeled covered cart which carried tools or ammunition for an army
军用两轮篷车（用来运输工具、弹药）
- Middle English (originally denoting a type of cucking-stool): from Old French tomberel, from tomber 'to fall'
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