charette/ʃɑːˈrɛt/EtymologyBorrowed from French Charette.nameA municipality in the region of Mauricie, Quebec, Canada.A commune in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.A surname from French.nounA small two-wheeled cart; (historical) a chariot.“He was in fierce wrath, because Patrasche had been a strong and much-enduring animal, and because he himself had now the hard task of pushing his charette all the way to Louvain.”A period of intense work, especially group work undertaken to meet a deadline.“Today's charrette is basically a community planning process designed to arrive at implementable plans and solutions to community concerns in a very short time period.”