wagon
noun /ˈwæɡən/
/ˈwæɡən/
Idioms - enlarge image(British English)(North American English freight car)a railway truck for carrying goods
- He tried to hide in a container wagon.
- The statue was transported on a railway wagon.
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by bus and trainc1- a long train of supply wagons
- Dust rose from a wagon train.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rail
- railway
- coal
- …
- pull
- (British English also waggon)a vehicle with four wheels, pulled by horses or oxen and used for carrying heavy loads
- covered wagons rolling across the prairies
- A hay wagon was winding slowly along the lane.
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorryc1- She told me to climb up onto the wagon.
- They travelled from Tennessee in a covered wagon.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- covered
- open
- horse-drawn
- …
- train
- drive
- draw
- pull
- …
- roll
- train
- wheel
- (also cart)(both North American English)(British English trolley)a small table on very small wheels, used for carrying or serving food or drink see also bandwagon, chuck wagon, mammy-wagon, paddy wagon, patrol wagon, station wagon
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Dutch wagen.
Idioms
be/go on the wagon
- (informal) to not drink alcohol, either for a short time or permanently