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wagon

wagon

55 1.0
A small four-wheeled cart that children pull or ride in
  • noun
  • /ˈwæɡən/
translation icon : carrito
  • Get in the wagon.
  • a red wagon

And my brother had this little wagon, right?

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Examples

  • Moon collected newspapers in his little wagon and took them to the paper drive at school.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I bet she has a little toy wagon.

  • A mother of young children said, "I have a little red wagon I use."

    Academic text (2009)
  • I loved that old wagon.

  • You take the wagon, I'll meet you back in town tomorrow night.

  • Five years old, pulling a red wagon.

  • My grandfather gave me a wagon.

  • Behind the two, the young mother passed, pulling a fancy wagon in which her son sat uncomfortably.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • My newborn is asleep in a red wagon that says Radio Flyer.

  • The children laughed as they pulled the red wagon down the hill.

Synonyms

cart
vswagon
297 1.0

A small vehicle with wheels that you push or pull to carry things

is a small toy vehicle used by children for play rather than hauling goods
stroller
vswagon
  • US
69 1.0

A small folding seat on wheels that you push a baby in

is a small toy vehicle for play not a folding push device for infants
carriage
vswagon
  • Archaic
16 2.1

A small wheeled seat that you push to carry a baby

is a toy vehicle made for children's play rather than infant transport
buggy
vswagon
  • UK
9 1.6

A small wheeled seat for carrying a baby when you walk

is a toy vehicle used for play and sometimes for riding downhill by children
baby carriage
vswagon
  • US
8 1.4

A small cart with four wheels that you push to carry a baby who is lying down or sitting

is a small toy vehicle for children's play not designed for infant lying transport
go-cart
vswagon
  • US
3 2.5

A small wheeled vehicle for carrying things or young children

is a toy vehicle for children's play and sometimes for riding downhill
coaster wagon
vswagon
  • US
3.1

A small four-wheeled cart for children to pull or ride in

is a small toy vehicle used for play rather than mainly for downhill riding

Idioms

off the wagon
  • Informal
19 8.3

Drinking alcohol again after stopping for a while

on the wagon
  • Informal
8 8.2

Not drinking alcohol after a period of heavy drinking

1 7.4

To join a successful person or group to gain advantage

1 8.1

To not drink alcohol after a period of drinking

9.6

Punish someone for something they did to you

Compounds

66 2.9

A car with a long back and extra space for luggage

7 3.8

A line of wagons that travel together for safety on long journeys

5 5.6

A large wooden wagon with a curved cloth cover used by people to travel across open land

paddy wagon
  • Informal
5 8.2

A police van that carries prisoners

4 5.2

A group or service that brings gifts and information to people who just moved into a neighborhood

3 3.4

A large wooden wheel with spokes and a metal rim used on a cart

1 7.9

A wagon with a stove and food that serves meals for cowboys on cattle drives

1 3.3

A van police use to carry people they arrest

Conestoga wagon
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A large covered wagon with broad wheels used by 1800s American pioneers to carry goods

devil wagon
  • Slang
1 9.9

A vehicle that moves very fast in a dangerous way

ice wagon
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A wagon pulled by horses that carried blocks of ice to houses

3.0

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

3.1

A small four-wheeled cart for children to pull or ride in

milk wagon
  • Archaic
6.6

A vehicle that delivers milk to people's homes or shops

hurry-up wagon
  • Informal
9.3

A time when people rush to finish work before a deadline

ice-wagon
  • Archaic
9.9

A wagon pulled by horses that delivered blocks of ice to houses

6.7

A van used by police to carry arrested people

8.2

A large covered wagon with wide wheels used by settlers to travel across the plains

5.4

A small cart on wheels used to serve tea and light food

wagon tire
  • Archaic
7.9

A metal ring fitted around a wagon wheel to protect it

wagon-lit
  • Archaic
9.9

A train car with beds for overnight travel

A vehicle that carries water for people or to wet dusty roads

How Big

garden cart
1 2.3
handcart
3 3.1
wagon
55 1.0
go-cart
  • US
3 2.5

Surface Forms

wagon singular
wagons plural

Etymology

The word wagon comes from old English wægn and old German wagen, both meaning 'vehicle' or 'that which moves'. Because it first named a four-wheeled cart, a small four-wheeled toy for children is still called a wagon.