charette

1 of 2

noun

cha·​rette

variants or charrette

shəˈret

plural -s

: the intense final effort made by architectural students to complete their solutions to a given architectural problem in an allotted time or the period in which such an effort is made

charette

2 of 2

intransitive verb

variants or charrette

"

charetted or charretted; charetted or charretted; charetting or charretting; charettes or charrettes

: to exert oneself in a charette

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French charrette cart (used to transport drawings), from Old French, cart, from char wheeled vehicle + -ette

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