First Known Use: 15th century
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1wagon
noun wag·on \ˈwa-gən\
: a vehicle with four wheels that is used for carrying heavy loads or passengers and that is usually pulled by animals (such as horses)
: a small, low vehicle with four wheels that children play with
: a railway car that carries goods
Full Definition of WAGON
1
a : a usually four-wheeled vehicle for transporting bulky commodities and drawn originally by animals b : a lighter typically horse-drawn vehicle for transporting goods or passengers c : paddy wagon
2
British : a railway freight car
3
: a low four-wheeled vehicle with an open rectangular body and a retroflex tongue made for the play or use of a child
4
: a small wheeled table used for the service of a dining room <the dessert wagon>
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: a delivery truck <a milk wagon>
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— off the wagon
: in or into a state of no longer abstaining from alcoholic beverages <fell off the wagon>
— on the wagon
: in or into a state of abstaining from alcoholic beverages
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Origin of WAGON
Dutch wagen, from Middle Dutch — more at wain
2wagon
verb
Definition of WAGON
intransitive verb
: to travel or transport goods by wagon
transitive verb
: to transport (goods) by wagon
First Known Use of WAGON
1606
WAGON Defined for Kids
wagon
noun wag·on \ˈwa-gən\
Definition of WAGON for Kids
: a vehicle having four wheels and used for carrying goods
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