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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread "Charette" #16447 01/23/2001 12:30 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 2 jadezal stranger jadezal stranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 2 I am unable to find the meaning of the word, charette. It's use in context, "The City will conduct a charette on 01/24/01 at the church on Bees Ferry Road." I assume it means a meeting, but have been unable to find it in any English or French dictionary. FYI: the correspondence this was found in originated from Charleston, SC., USA. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Charette" #16448 01/23/2001 12:41 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 Hi jadezal, Are you sure there was not two Rs in the word? In French we mainly use the word charrette to describe a two-wheeled cart used to transport heavy loads, but it can also mean a work spurt (like overtime) that you do to complete a project on time. In the second context it is used mainly in the architectural and communications fields. Read the paragraphs around the sentence you submitted to see if the second meaning applies. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Charette" #16449 01/23/2001 2:27 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Webster's unabridged recognizes both spellings, and defines "charette" as an intense final effort 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. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Charette" #16450 01/23/2001 3:41 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass it is also (rarely) used generally for a final, intense effort to finish any project. (probably by former architectural students ;) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Charette" #16451 01/23/2001 11:37 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,094 Cincinnati & Loveland, Ohio, U... Jazzoctopus old hand Jazzoctopus old hand Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,094 Cincinnati & Loveland, Ohio, U... an intense final effort 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. Well, now I know what awaits me next year. I've heard that the University of Cincinnati's architecture program is quite tough. Guess that's why it's ranked 3rd in the nation. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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