as in wagons
a wheeled usually horse-drawn vehicle used for hauling
an antique wain that was once used for delivering milk
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Noun
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Other families were seen pushing and pulling makeshift wagons piled high with mattresses, empty jugs of water, clothes and other basics needed for survival.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Regular zoo accessibility amenities will be available to rent, including electric scooters, strollers, wheelchairs and wagons.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And the carts also hit the ceiling and fell to the ground, and people were injured.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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Trucks had to leave their cargo at loading docks, where small 106West carts would then pick it up and deliver it.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Wains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wains. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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