charrette

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shə ret)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
char•rette  (shə ret),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a final, intensive effort to finish a project, esp. an architectural design project, before a deadline.
Also, charette. 
  • French: cart, Old French, equivalent. to char chariot, wagon (see car1) + -ette -ette, from the idea of speed of wheels
  • 1965–70

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