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dray

noun

Definition of dray

as in wagonette

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Recent Examples of dray Wool had to be transported in drays by long trains of bullocks, and markets were far away and uncertain. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026 Mackinac Island Carriage Tours has Percheron and Belgian draft horses for carriage tours and dray services, the tourism bureau explained. — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025 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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Subaru’s decision to build the STI on the Impreza’s five-door wagonette body style rather than the sedan is easy to question, but ultimately tough to fault.

— Matthew Phenix, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2008

Definition of wagonette

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Oxcart Painting In Costa Rica At El Silencio Lodge and Spa, guests can learn how to paint Costa Rica’s colorful oxcart from a local artisan named Kenneth.

— Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Small-scale looters, sometimes with the help of local military personnel, would remove the works with shovels, chisels, picks and even dynamite before transporting them, often by oxcart, to the Thai border.

— Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 June 2026

Definition of oxcart

Noun

From the start of deliveries in the spring through June, Subaru moved 2,436 examples of the wagon, while Toyota sold 554 units.

— Adam Ismail, The Drive, 6 Aug. 2026
From there, Nyugen and her volunteers split up into two teams before dragging the wagons along the streets of Chinatown.

— Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of wagon

Noun

Ganos said the 97 carts are also unique because of their perfect condition, that much like comic books or sports cards, often sell higher.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Hertzberg later began his professional career pushing a mail cart at United Talent Agency in the mid-1990s.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026

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