wagon
wagon
Definition
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
- ☆
- 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
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
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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