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wagon Definition

wagon (wagən)

noun

  1. any of various types of four-wheeled vehicles; specif.,
    1. a horse-drawn vehicle for hauling heavy loads
    2. a small cart pulled or steered by means of a pole handle and used by children in play
    1. patrol wagon
    2. station wagon
  2. Brit. a railroad freight car

Etymology: Du wagen < PGmc *wagna-: see wain

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to carry or transport (goods) by wagon; move or go in a wagon

wagon Idioms

fix someone's wagon

Slang to hurt someone in some way so as to be revenged for a wrong, insult, etc.

hitch one's wagon to a star

to aspire to lofty goals; aim high

on (or off) the wagon

Slang no longer (or once again) drinking alcoholic liquors

the Wagon

Charles's Wain

wagon Synonyms

wagon

n.

wagon Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • shunt: A small engine pottered about in the sidings opposite the pub, busily shunting wagons.
  • haul: After a road had been cut on the virgin heath the Steam Sappers hauled wagons from the supply railhead at Tongham.
  • bolster: Salmon A long bolster wagon ( 62 foot ) first introduced by the LMS in 1929.
  • pull: Pit ponies, pulling wagons along rails, transported these items to the end of the barrier.
  • unload: The machine to unload the gypsum wagons has arrived at Rushcliffe Halt.

Adjective modifier

  • loaded: BR would drop off 25 loaded wagons here or a similar number of empties.
  • laden: We stopped some time in our walk to observe a man employed in letting the laden wagons down an inclined part of the railroad.
  • four-wheeled: In fact, four-wheeled farm wagons were on the scene for a comparatively short period of time.
  • covered: Consider moving yourself and saving a mint of money; it can be fun, in a " covered wagon " sort of way.
  • runaway: At the foot of High Peak Trail is a catch pit, where runaway wagons once came to rest.
  • empty: The first wagon of the freight is an empty coal wagon from the Gaerwen yard.

Modifies a noun

  • turntable: April 2 1995 Irwell, now ready to go, is turned on the wagon turntable at Marley Hill by Driver Andrew Knott.
  • tippler: A wagon tippler emptied the tram wagons into standard gage stock.
  • wheel: Roman war chariots formed the initial ruts, which everyone else had to match for fear of destroying their wagon wheels.

Noun used with modifier

  • bogie: Scenery trucks: Flat bogie wagons for transporting theatrical scenery in luggage containers.
  • hopper: She looked well at home with the hopper wagons.
  • horse-drawn: Roads were often very poor and transporting goods by horse-drawn wagons and carts was slow and expensive.
  • ballast: Fresh " icing sugar " from the ballast wagon starts to give this panel a more finished look.
  • hay: If he's looking straight at you instead of the hay wagon, you know he's conscious of the camera.
  • coal: There was also a railroad bridge across the road to carry coal wagons along a high-level line to a hoist.

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