camion

Large cargo vehicle

A camion is a truck or heavy motor vehicle for hauling goods—the standard word for truck in French and Spanish.

In English, it appears mainly in military contexts or when discussing European transportation: The convoy of camions carried supplies to the front.

The word is rare in everyday American or British usage.

vehicle

lorry

British freight vehicle

rig · trailer · flatbed · tanker · dumptruck · articulated · refrigerated · pickup · firetruck · chassis

freight

cargo

Transported goods

pallet · consignment · load · haul · bulk · container · manifest · tonnage · payload · crate

logistics

delivery

Conveyance of goods

dispatch · forwarding · warehousing · supply-chain · transit · customs · import · export · carrier · courier

military

convoy

Guarded traveling group

  • armoredProtected by metal covering
  • munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
  • armyOrganized land-based military

garrison · deployment · camouflage

Opposites
vehicle purpose

camionpassenger car

Vehicle for transporting people

bus · coach · limousine · taxi · automobile

vehicle size

camioncompact car

Small fuel-efficient automobile

subcompact · microcar · smart car · mini · motorcycle

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G