wagon
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1.4
- noun
- /ˈwæɡən/
- US
:
coche familiar
- Tim's got a station wagon, so we can all fit into one car.
- station wagon
- cars and station wagons
- large station wagon
Notable here is that the station wagons first swell into minivans and then into speedboats.
- Notable here is that the station wagons first swell into minivans and then into speedboats.
- But with that, do with that, with the station wagon, man, you, your mother could put you in there.
- It was a station wagon with four guys, our amps, the drum kit and maybe one change of clothes per person.
Examples
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Sheridan cranks up the station wagon, and the radio blares out.
Fiction book (1990) -
Bruiser utters a long, tortured howl as the station wagon moves away.
Fiction book (1991) -
I promised many times to sit in the back of the station wagon with them.
Fiction book (1991) -
It's the station wagon in the driveway.
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That station wagon coming out of the alley.
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The man looked inside the station wagon and nodded in satisfaction.
Fiction book (1990) -
The station wagon moved silently down the driveway, around to the back of the house.
Fiction book (1991) -
It was a station wagon with four guys, our amps, the drum kit and maybe one change of clothes per person.
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What's there now is a rusted-out station wagon, cloudy plastic duct-taped to where the passenger window used to be.
Fiction book (1991) -
She loaded all the camping gear into the wagon before they hit the road.
Synonyms
66
2.9
A car with a long back and extra space for luggage
A car with a long body and a door behind the seats for carrying luggage
A long car with extra space behind the seats and a rear door
A car with extra space at the back and a large rear door for luggage
A car with a long body and back door with extra space behind the back seat for bags or people
Idioms
Compounds
5
5.6
A large wooden wagon with a curved cloth cover used by people to travel across open land
4
5.2
A group or service that brings gifts and information to people who just moved into a neighborhood
- Archaic
1
9.9
A large covered wagon with broad wheels used by 1800s American pioneers to carry goods
A large covered wagon with wide wheels used by settlers to travel across the plains
How Spacious
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word wagon comes from old English wægn and old German wagen, which mean 'vehicle' or 'that which moves'. Because it always meant a vehicle for carrying things, a long-bodied car with extra cargo space is called a wagon (as in 'station wagon').