: a vehicle used to haul goods
especially
: a strong cart or wagon without sides
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Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2022
While bikes are permitted, the most efficient way to deliver packages are through dray wagon horse carriages.
—Dixita Limbachia, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2019
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Noun
The situation is especially fraught for the nation’s 75,000 dray operators and other foot soldiers of the supply chain.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2022
While bikes are permitted, the most efficient way to deliver packages are through dray wagon horse carriages.
—Dixita Limbachia, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2019
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“Dray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dray. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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