waggon
- noun
- /ˈwæɡən/
- Archaic
:
carreta
- A large waggon filled with fresh produce arrived at the market this morning.
He slipped when it was raining and a horse and wagon, I guess, ran over him and killed him.
- He slipped when it was raining and a horse and wagon, I guess, ran over him and killed him.
- And I was so I wanted to see that the history of wagons.
- So when the train came, they soldiers came and rushed everybody into the the wagons which are there.
Examples
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Men, women, children of people on the move, massive lines of wagons and beasts of burden carried their possessions.
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I hear a shopkeeper's pulled into town with a waggon full of whisky.
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The reason we run a wagon, guys, is because there is so many things that we end up buying.
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And like we, we used to let my daughter sleep in the wagon and we put pillows in it.
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We know that they came on boats and on wagons with their families and all of their worldly possessions.
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He stole away in the wagon with him, and they had to send the wagon back because they didn't own it.
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No, they used oxen because they could pull these wagons through the water in the sand and whatnot.
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We brought shovels, blowers, wagons, containers, hedge trimmers, all kinds of goodies.
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There were shanty towns among the tombs, complete with Taverns Jerry built, hotels and staples for the horses and wagons of travelers.
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The farmer loaded his tools onto the waggon before heading to the field.
Synonyms
Compounds
- UK
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6.2
A vehicle like a truck that carries water to give to people or to spray on roads
- UK
A car with a long body and back door with extra space behind the back seat for bags or people
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Etymology
The word waggon comes from an old German word wagen, which means 'cart' or 'vehicle'. Originally it meant a heavy four-wheeled cart pulled by animals, which is why we still use waggon for a large vehicle used to carry goods.