tumbrils

[US]//ˈtʌmbrəlz//
[UK]//ˈtʌmbrəlz//

Translation

n.Tipping cart; Fertilizer cart; Manure cart; Death row cart; Military cart

Phrases & Collocations

the tumbrils

revolutionary tumbrils

riding tumbrils

parisian tumbrils

tumbrils approaching

tumbrils arriving

loading tumbrils

empty tumbrils

tumbrils rolling

along tumbrils

Example Sentences

the tumbrils rattled through the narrow streets of paris during the reign of terror.

historical accounts describe the tumbrils as crude wooden carts carrying condemned prisoners.

marie antoinette herself rode in a tumbril to the guillotine on that fateful day.

the bumpy cobblestone roads made the tumbril journey especially torturous for the prisoners.

witnesses recalled the eerie silence that surrounded the tumbrils as they proceeded to the place de la révolution.

many tumbrils were painted red, symbolizing the blood that would soon be spilled.

the french revolution tumbrils became powerful symbols of the revolution's brutality.

narrow tumbrils could barely accommodate two prisoners standing side by side.

the wooden wheels of the tumbrils often got stuck in the muddy paris streets.

some tumbrils carried not only the condemned but also their personal belongings.

the sound of marching soldiers escorted the tumbrils through the hostile crowds.

modern historians have studied the tumbrils to understand the mechanics of revolutionary justice.

paintings from that era sometimes depicted the tumbrils with remarkable historical accuracy.

the tumbril driver remained silent, knowing his own fate might be sealed next.

the narrow wooden tumbrils creaked under the weight of human despair during those dark months.

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