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autocolonna

motor convoy

noun ow-toh-koh-LON-nah Rare

Also means

vehicle column

Usage Note

Autocolonna is a compound of auto (vehicle) + colonna (column) referring to a military or logistical convoy of motor vehicles traveling in a line. It is primarily a military and civil-protection term — un'autocolonna di soccorsi (a relief convoy). Its plural is autocolonne.

Examples

"L'autocolonna attraversò il confine all'alba."

Natural Translation

The motor convoy crossed the border at dawn.

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