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

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
  1. A four-wheeled, usually horse-drawn vehicle with a large rectangular body, used for transporting loads.
  2. a. A light automotive transport or delivery vehicle.
    b. A station wagon.
    c. A police patrol wagon.
  3. A child's low, four-wheeled cart hauled by a long handle that governs the direction of the front wheels.
  4. A small table or tray on wheels used for serving drinks or food: a dessert wagon.
  5. Wagon The Big Dipper
  6. Chiefly British An open railway freight car.
tr. & intr.v. wag·oned, wag·on·ing, wag·ons
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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