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wagon
(wag′ən)
noun
- any of various types of four-wheeled vehicles; specif.,
- a horse-drawn vehicle for hauling heavy loads
- a small cart pulled or steered by means of a pole handle and used by children in play
- ☆
- patrol wagon
- station wagon
- Brit. a railroad freight car
Origin: Du wagen < PGmc *wagna-: see wain
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to carry or transport (goods) by wagon; move or go in a wagon
See wagon in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A four-wheeled, usually horse-drawn vehicle with a large rectangular body, used for transporting loads.
- a. A light automotive transport or delivery vehicle.b. A station wagon.c. A police patrol wagon.
- A child's low, four-wheeled cart hauled by a long handle that governs the direction of the front wheels.
- A small table or tray on wheels used for serving drinks or food: a dessert wagon.
- Wagon The Big Dipper
- Chiefly British An open railway freight car.
To transport or undergo transportation by wagon.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English waggin
Origin: , from Middle Dutch wagen; see wegh- in Indo-European roots
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