wagon

¹wag·on

noun \ˈwa-gən\

Definition of WAGON

1

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 : paddy wagon

2

British : a railway freight car

3

: a low four-wheeled vehicle with an open rectangular body and a retroflex tongue made for the play or use of a child

4

: a small wheeled table used for the service of a dining room <the dessert wagon>

5

: a delivery truck <a milk wagon>

6

: station wagon

— 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

1. Pioneers crossed the American Midwest in wagons.
2. He pulled his stuffed animals around in a little red wagon.

Origin of WAGON

Dutch wagen, from Middle Dutch — more at wain

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to WAGON

Synonyms: cart, wain

Related Words: dray, jolt-wagon [Midland], oxcart, spring wagon, wagonette; barrow, hand truck, pushcart, tram, truck, wheelbarrow

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Rhymes with WAGON

dragon, flagon, lagan