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a
: 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
c
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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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wagoned; wagoning; wagons
: to travel or transport goods by wagon
: to transport (goods) by wagon
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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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Pamela Brill, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
Maris Farms Buckley Duck races, pig races, wagon rides, candy cannons and light shows round out the family-friendly offerings at Maris Farms.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
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
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Noun
Walkers will relish toting their toys from room to room; parents will appreciate that the wagon can house all its contents and that the handle folds up for convenient storage.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
Maris Farms Buckley Duck races, pig races, wagon rides, candy cannons and light shows round out the family-friendly offerings at Maris Farms.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 9 Oct. 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
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“Wagon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wagon. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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