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Definition of "wagon" []

  • A four-wheeled, usually horse-drawn vehicle with a large rectangular body, used for transporting loads. (noun)
  • A light automotive transport or delivery vehicle. (noun)
  • A station wagon. (noun)
  • A police patrol wagon. (noun)
  • A child's low, four-wheeled cart hauled by a long handle that governs the direction of the front wheels. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "wagon" in a sentence
  • "Then, we had five two-horse wagon loads of goods and furniture, and seven in family; now, our possessions were only a few articles, in _a one-horse wagon_, with an addition of two members to our household!"
  • "Wagon - Buddhism uses the term wagon or vehicle to indicate different religious traditions."
  • "And now the wagon is being approached by a bunch of armed strangers."