Usage Note
Corbillard is the specific word for the vehicle that carries a coffin at a funeral. It has no other everyday sense, making it easy to remember. The related profession centred on funerals is handled by les pompes funèbres ('the undertaker's').
Examples
"Le corbillard avançait lentement dans la rue."
Natural Translation
The hearse moved slowly down the street.

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