Definitions for wagonˈwæg ən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wag•onˈwæg ən(n.)
any of various kinds of four-wheeled vehicles designed to be pulled or having its own motor and ranging from a child's toy to a commercial vehicle for the transport of heavy loads, delivery, etc.
Category: Transportation
Category: Transportation, Informal
Ref: Informal. station wagon.
a patrol wagon.
(v.t.)to transport or convey by wagon.
(v.i.)to proceed or haul goods by wagon.
Idioms for wagon:
fix someone's wagon,Informal. to get even with or punish someone.
Category: Idiom, Status (usage)
off the wagon,Informal. again drinking alcoholic beverages after a period of abstinence.
Category: Idiom
on the wagon,Informal. currently abstaining from alcoholic beverages.
Category: Idiom
Origin of wagon:
1505–15; < D wagen, c. OE wægnwain
Princeton's WordNet
wagon, waggon(noun)
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
police van, police wagon, paddy wagon, patrol wagon, wagon, black Maria(noun)
van used by police to transport prisoners
Big Dipper, Dipper, Plough, Charles's Wain, Wain, Wagon(noun)
a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
wagon, coaster wagon(noun)
a child's four-wheeled toy cart sometimes used for coasting
beach wagon, station wagon, wagon, estate car, beach waggon, station waggon, waggon(noun)
a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
wagon(noun)ˈwæg ən
a vehicle, used in the past, pulled by horses to carry people and their possessions
a covered wagon
wagonˈwæg ən
a rectangular container with wheels that a child pulls
***a boy pulling a red wagon
Wiktionary
wagon(Noun)
A four-wheeled cart for hauling loads.
wagon(Noun)
A child's riding toy, four-wheeled and pulled or steered by a long handle in the front.
wagon(Noun)
A station wagon (or SUV).
wagon(Noun)
A paddy wagon.
wagon(Noun)
A truck, or lorry.
wagon(Noun)
; bitch; slapper; cow.
wagon(Verb)
To transport by means of a wagon.
wagon(Verb)
To travel in a wagon.
Origin: From wagen, waghen, from wagnaz. Compare wain.
Webster Dictionary
Wagon(noun)
a wheeled carriage; a vehicle on four wheels, and usually drawn by horses; especially, one used for carrying freight or merchandise
Wagon(noun)
a freight car on a railway
Wagon(noun)
a chariot
Wagon(noun)
the Dipper, or Charles's Wain
Wagon(verb)
to transport in a wagon or wagons; as, goods are wagoned from city to city
Wagon(verb)
to wagon goods as a business; as, the man wagons between Philadelphia and its suburbs
Translations for wagon
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- passasierswaAfrikaans
- عَرَبَه، مَرْكَبَه كَبيرَهArabic
- вагонBulgarian
- vagãoPortuguese (BR)
- vagónCzech
- der EisenbahnwagenGerman
- vognDanish
- βαγόνιGreek
- vagónSpanish
- vagunEstonian
- واگنFarsi
- junanvaunuFinnish
- wagonFrench
- מֶרכָּבָהHebrew
- रेलवे सवारीHindi
- željeznički vagonCroatian
- vasúti (személy)kocsiHungarian
- gerbongIndonesian
- farþegavagnIcelandic
- vagoneItalian
- 客車Japanese
- 객차Korean
- vagonasLithuanian
- vagonsLatvian
- gerabakMalay
- wagonDutch
- jernbanevognNorwegian
- wagonPolish
- واگنPersian
- ښوونكى: بګۍ: داور ګاډى خونهPashto
- carruagemPortuguese
- vagonRomanian
- вагонRussian
- vagónSlovak
- vagonSlovenian
- vagonSerbian
- järnvägsvagn, personvagnSwedish
- ตู้โดยสารในขบวนรถไฟThai
- vagonTurkish
- 列車廂Chinese (Trad.)
- пасажирський вагонUkrainian
- گاڑی کے ڈبےUrdu
- toaVietnamese
- （铁路）旅客车厢Chinese (Simp.)
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