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
To keep a steady pace, cattle rode in show wagons.
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Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
The men were crammed into police wagons waiting to deliver them to cells at Central Police Station.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
More innovatively, a Polish start-up is trialling electromagnetic propulsion for wagons, allowing each to be powered individually and reducing the need for mile-long, hard-to-stop freight trains, the BBC reported.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Those types of lunches were later served on lunch wagons and, finally, in restaurants like Ono Hawaiian BBQ.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
Mules on the towpath along the canal could pull a heavy barge at a clip of 4 miles per hour – far faster than the job of dragging wagons over primitive roads.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
My 10-year-old even worked up the nerve to follow her sister down Jack Rabbit Alley, a run with small bumps, wagons, and teepees to ski through.
—Grace Bastidas, Parents, 29 Sep. 2025
Baby strollers, including stroller wagons.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The family was sure to include plenty of walks to the beach, with arms and wagons full of beach gear like umbrellas, chairs, floaties and sand castle toys.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
The men were crammed into police wagons waiting to deliver them to cells at Central Police Station.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
More innovatively, a Polish start-up is trialling electromagnetic propulsion for wagons, allowing each to be powered individually and reducing the need for mile-long, hard-to-stop freight trains, the BBC reported.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Those types of lunches were later served on lunch wagons and, finally, in restaurants like Ono Hawaiian BBQ.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
Mules on the towpath along the canal could pull a heavy barge at a clip of 4 miles per hour – far faster than the job of dragging wagons over primitive roads.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
My 10-year-old even worked up the nerve to follow her sister down Jack Rabbit Alley, a run with small bumps, wagons, and teepees to ski through.
—Grace Bastidas, Parents, 29 Sep. 2025
Baby strollers, including stroller wagons.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The family was sure to include plenty of walks to the beach, with arms and wagons full of beach gear like umbrellas, chairs, floaties and sand castle toys.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wagons
Noun
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That’s fine because Wayfair has storage containers, utility carts, and decorative bins to get you back on the tidy track.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
10 Jan. 2026
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From blue bags to blue carts Mayor Daley defended the Blue Bag program in the wake of the scathing reports.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Later that night, Pine visits the weapons site with his former hotel colleague and members of the Muslim Brotherhood, who rig the cargo trucks with cell-phone detonating explosives.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Wagons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagons. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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