wagon

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noun

wag·​on ˈwa-gən How to pronounce wagon (audio)
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: a usually four-wheeled vehicle for transporting bulky commodities and drawn originally by animals
b
: a lighter typically horse-drawn vehicle for transporting goods or passengers
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British : a railway freight car
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: a low four-wheeled vehicle with an open rectangular body and a retroflex tongue made for the play or use of a child
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: a small wheeled table used for the service of a dining room
the dessert wagon
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: a delivery truck
a milk wagon
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wagon

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verb

wagoned; wagoning; wagons

intransitive verb

: to travel or transport goods by wagon

transitive verb

: to transport (goods) by wagon
Phrases
off the wagon
: in or into a state of no longer abstaining from alcoholic beverages
fell off the wagon
on the wagon
: in or into a state of abstaining from alcoholic beverages

Examples of wagon in a Sentence

Noun Pioneers crossed the American Midwest in wagons. He pulled his stuffed animals around in a little red wagon.
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Noun
Wheeler Farm: Meet Santa on the farmhouse porch and take a wagon ride through the light displays 5-7pm each Friday through Dec. 20. Erin Alberty, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024 Enquirer reports described people stealing pushcarts and running wagons into the canal (where Central Parkway is today). Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
Verb
And Buck weaves in the fascinating history of the original Oregon Trail, revealing surprising details about everything from mules to wagon design to the tragedies the original pioneers faced. The Editors, Outside Online, 1 June 2019 Chris Bobek, who lives a couple of blocks south of Harrer, pulled daughter Sophie, 3, in a classic fire-red Radio Flyer wagon up to the complex’s main entrance. George Castle, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2022 See all Example Sentences for wagon 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Dutch wagen, from Middle Dutch — more at wain

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1606, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of wagon was in the 15th century

Dictionary Entries Near wagon

Cite this Entry

“Wagon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wagon. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

wagon

noun
wag·​on
ˈwag-ən
1
a
: a usually four-wheeled vehicle for transporting goods or passengers
especially : one drawn by animals
2
: a low four-wheeled vehicle with an open rectangular body for the play or use of a child
3
wagoner
ˈwag-ə-nər
noun

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