chaland

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃa.lɑ̃/
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Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek χελάνδιον (khelándion, chelandion, dromon).

Noun

chaland m (plural chalands)

  1. barge (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters)
    • 1886, Émile Zola, L'Œuvre, p. 254:
      [] des bêtes et des hommes tiraient, s'essoufflaient, sur les gros pavés en pente qui descendaient jusqu'à l'eau, à ce bord de granit où s'amarrait une double rangée de chalands et de péniches; []

Etymology 2

From chaloir.

Noun

chaland m (plural chalands, feminine chalande)

  1. a regular client, a returning client
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