wagon

noun

/ˈwæɡən/

Idioms

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(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 Examples
- a long train of supply wagons
- Dust rose from a wagon train.
Topics Transport by bus and trainc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- rail
- railway
- coal
- …
verb + wagon
- pull
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(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.
see also Conestoga wagon, covered wagon
Extra Examples
- She told me to climb up onto the wagon.
- They travelled from Tennessee in a covered wagon.
Topics Transport by car or lorryc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- covered
- open
- horse-drawn
- …
… of wagons
- train
verb + wagon
- drive
- draw
- pull
- …
wagon + verb
- roll
wagon + noun
- train
- wheel
See full entry
(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

单词	wagon
释义	wagon noun /ˈwæɡən/ /ˈwæɡən/ Idioms jump to other results 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 Examples a long train of supply wagons Dust rose from a wagon train. Topics Transport by bus and trainc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective rail railway coal … verb + wagon pull See full entry (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. see also Conestoga wagon, covered wagon Extra Examples She told me to climb up onto the wagon. They travelled from Tennessee in a covered wagon. Topics Transport by car or lorryc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective covered open horse-drawn … … of wagons train verb + wagon drive draw pull … wagon + verb roll wagon + noun train wheel See full entry (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
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