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Definition of hearse - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
burial transportvehicle for carrying a coffin to a funeral
- The hearse led the procession to the cemetery.
2.
grave coverDated framework placed over a coffin or tombDated
- The hearse was adorned with flowers and candles.
Images of hearse
vehicle for carrying a coffin to a funeral 
framework placed over a coffin or tomb
Origin of hearse
Middle English, herse (harrow)
Terms with hearse included in their meaning
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hearse
vehicle used for funerals
hearse
vehicle for transporting dead bodies
hearse
vehicle used to transport the dead
road vehicle
vehicle serving as both hearse and ambulance
Examples of hearse in a sentence
The hearse slowly made its way through the town. The old church had a hearse made of wrought iron. A hearse was placed at the entrance of the mausoleum.
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- French:corbillard, catafalque, ...
- German:Leichenwagen, Bestattungswagen, ...
- Italian:carro funebre, catafalco, ...
- Spanish:coche fúnebre, catafalco, ...
- Portuguese:carro funerário, veículo funerário, ...
- Chinese:灵车, 灵柩架, ...
- Japanese:霊柩車, 棺台, ...
- Arabic:سَيَّارَة جِثَمِين, هَيْكَل جَنازِي, ...
- Hebrew:רֶכֶב מֵתִים, חֻפַּת לְוָיָה, ...
- Russian:катафалк, ...
- Ukrainian:катафалк, ...
- Hindi:शव वाहन, ताबूत, ...
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