charrette
/ʃəˈret/(亦作 charette)
noun
N. Amer. <北美>
1
- a public meeting or workshop devoted to a concerted effort to solve a problem or plan the design of something问题讨论会, 专家研讨会。
2
- a period of intense work, typically undertaken in order to meet a deadline（多指为按时完成某项工作而进行的）赶工。
词源
late Middle English (denoting a cart or wagon)： from French charrette, literally 'cart'; current sense dates from the mid 20th cent., possibly with reference to the use of a cart in 19th-cent. Paris to collect architecture students' work on the day of an exhibition.