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Meaning
Noun
●
A
heavier
four-wheeled
(normally
horse-drawn
)
vehicle
designed
to
carry
goods
(or sometimes people).
●
In Toys:
Abbreviation of
toy
wagon
; A child's
riding
toy
, with the same structure as a
wagon
(sense 1),
pulled
or
steered
by a
long handle
attached
to the front.
●
In Rail transportation:
A
vehicle
(wagon)
designed
to
transport
goods
or people on railway.
●
Short for
dinner wagon
(“set of
light
shelves
mounted
on
castors
so that it can be
pushed around
a
dining room
and used for serving”).
●
Short for
paddy wagon
(“police
van
for
transporting
prisoners”).
●
In American English, Australian English & Vehicles:
Short for
station wagon
(“type of
car
in which the
roof
extends
rearward
to
produce
an
enclosed
area in the
position
of and
serving
the
function
of
the boot
(trunk)”); (
by extension
) a
sport utility vehicle
(SUV); any
car
.
⚠️
In Irish English & Female:
A
woman
of
loose
morals
, a
promiscuous woman
, a
slapper
; (
by extension
) a
woman
regarded
as
obnoxious
; a
bitch
, a cow.
●
In Mathematics:
A
kind of
prefix
used in de Bruijn notation.
●
Buttocks.
Verb
●
In American English:
To
load
into a
wagon
in
preparation
for
transportation
; to
transport
by means of
a
wagon
.
●
In American English:
To
travel
in a wagon.
Name
●
A
bright
circumpolar
asterism
of the
northern
sky
, said to
resemble
a
ladle
or
cart
. It is part of the
constellation
Ursa Major and includes the
stars
Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
wagon
English
wagen
Dutch
wagen
Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350)
wagan
Old Dutch
waghen
Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Car
Carriage
Truck
Coach
Waggon
Triones
Cartload
Estate
Railroad Car
Railway Carriage
Promiscuous Woman
Station Wagon
Antonyms
Carriage
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Backpack
Yard
Sled
Pickup Truck
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Sleeper Cab
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More
Rhymes
Wagon
Flagon
Dragon
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