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Definition of wagon
1a : a usually four-wheeled vehicle for transporting bulky commodities and drawn originally by animalsb : a lighter typically horse-drawn vehicle for transporting goods or passengersc : 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
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Examples of wagon in a Sentence
Pioneers crossed the American Midwest in wagons.
He pulled his stuffed animals around in a little red wagon.
Recent Examples of wagon from the Web
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Patio benches near the screen are popular, as is a playground with a circus wagon ride for kids.
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A paddy wagon was outside and some of the drag queens were sitting inside.
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June, July, and September are really the months to go; August is insanity, as seemingly half the country’s families point their wagons south toward the otherwise quiet peninsula.
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Moms pull wagons full of kids right up to the park.
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Registration will start at 10:30 a.m. Youngsters are encouraged to decorate their bicycles, tricycles, strollers, floats and wagons in patriotic colors and style.
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Farm-life exhibits galore include baling, wagon rides, horse pull, refreshments and more.
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But recent trends suggest that, like many demises, the wagon’s was greatly exaggerated.
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Among the attractions: musical performers on two stages, wagon rides, doll- and brick-making, gold panning and actors in costumes reminiscent of the 1800s.
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Origin and Etymology of wagon
Dutch wagen, from Middle Dutch — more at wain
wagon
Definition of wagon
intransitive verb
: to travel or transport goods by wagon
transitive verb
: to transport (goods) by wagon
First Known Use of wagon
1606
WAGON Defined for English Language Learners
wagon
playDefinition of wagon for English Language Learners
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: a vehicle with four wheels that is used for carrying heavy loads or passengers and that is usually pulled by animals (such as horses)
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: a small, low vehicle with four wheels that children play with
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: a railway car that carries goods
WAGON Defined for Kids
wagon
playDefinition of wagon for Students
: a vehicle having four wheels and used for carrying goods
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