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waggon

waggon

3.4
A car with a long body and a door behind the seats for carrying luggage
  • noun
  • /ˈwæɡən/
  • Archaic
translation icon : vagón
  • A box came in the station wagon, the Volvo station wagon.

But this car is a very special fast wagon.

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Examples

  • So I was part of two station wagon loads of students who crawled out of Delaware, OH, made the way to Nashville.

  • She had the station wagon that my dad had bought, so that was quite easy to do.

  • And then it was time to go home, and my my parents put me in the back of the station wagon and everyone sat in the very front.

  • And so that's why we have an Audi wagon with more Porsche logos than Audi logos.

  • We loaded all the camping gear into the family waggon before setting off on our trip.

  • The children were excited as they climbed into the back of the station waggon for a fun day at the beach.

  • After the concert, we had to fit everyone into the waggon to drive back home.

Synonyms

wagon
vswaggon
  • US
93 1.4

A car with extra space behind the rear seats for cargo

is the same in meaning and named in the main entry
station wagon
vswaggon
  • US
66 2.9

A car with a long back and extra space for luggage

emphasizes carrying people as well as cargo in the main entry
beach wagon
vswaggon
  • US
3.0

A long car with extra space behind the seats and a rear door

is treated the same in the main entry despite different naming
beach waggon
vswaggon
  • UK
3.1

A car with a long body and back door with extra space behind the back seat for bags or people

is the same concept in the main entry despite variant form
estate car
vswaggon
  • UK
2.9

A car with extra space at the back and a large rear door for luggage

includes passengers in its description as well as cargo

Compounds

1 6.2

A vehicle like a truck that carries water to give to people or to spray on roads

3.1

A car with a long body and back door with extra space behind the back seat for bags or people

How Big

truck
  • US
1.0
van
676 1.0
SUV
100 2.7
waggon
  • Archaic
3.4
sedan
  • US
77 2.4
hatchback
12 2.7

Surface Forms

waggon singular
waggons plural
wagons plural
wagon singular

Etymology

The word waggon comes from an old German word wagen, which means 'cart' or 'vehicle'. So a modern station waggon is a car with extra space for carrying things, keeping the original idea of a vehicle for goods.