wagons

plural of wagon
as in carts
a wheeled usually horse-drawn vehicle used for hauling harness the horses up to the wagon so I can bring in the hay

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Recent Examples of wagons In late July, Nguyen and her teenage volunteers dragged wagons of groceries provided by Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez’s office to residents living in single-room occupancy hotels, or SROs. Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Other parents were arriving with coolers, pulling wagons that contained lawn chairs and food for the game. Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 In 1785, the Pennsylvania General Assembly commissioned an improved road over Forbes, which was built for military speed, to accommodate wagons and horse travel. Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026 At the Cook County Medical Examiner's office, a long line of police wagons were backed up transporting dead bodies. Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026 The covered wagons of the Bicentennial Wagon Train Pilgrimage. Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 The parade, featuring children on bikes and wagons, stepped off from Campbell and Fourth streets as part of the annual Swedish Days festivities. Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026 Soon, Prospect was crowded with wagons, streetcars, bicycles and automobiles. Arkansas Online, 27 June 2026 The overwhelming success of the BMW M wagons will lead the automaker’s performance division to give us a M3 Touring in the Neue Klasse era. Joel Feder, The Drive, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wagons
Noun
  • Sit in the garden, and flag down the roaming mimosa and caviar carts.
    Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Traveling down conveyor belts, bumping around on baggage carts and in cargo holds, suitcases quickly pick up scuffs that can be hard to remove.
    Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • Those are becoming a rare breed as many carriers now use trucks and deliver to boxes on streets.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • At the gates into Ceuta, Moroccan authorities had deployed water cannon trucks and pushed people back.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

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“Wagons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagons. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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