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wagon: see carriage carriage, wheeled vehicle, in modern usage restricted to passenger vehicles that are drawn or pushed, especially by animals. Carriages date from the Bronze Age; early forms included the two-wheeled cart and four-wheeled wagon for transporting goods.
..... Click the link for more information. . wagonFour-wheeled vehicle designed to be drawn by draft animals. Wagons have been used from the 1st century BC; early examples used spoked wheels with metal rims, pivoted front axles, and linchpins to secure the wheels. Ninth-century improvements in suspension made the wagon preferable to the two-wheeled cart, especially for carrying freight and agricultural produce. wagon, waggon 1. any of various types of wheeled vehicles, ranging from carts to lorries, esp a vehicle with four wheels drawn by a horse, tractor, etc., and used for carrying crops, heavy loads, etc. 2. Brit a railway freight truck, esp an open one 3. US and Canadian a child's four-wheeled cart 4. US and Canadian a police van for transporting prisoners and those arrested 5. Chiefly US and Canadian See station wagon Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | By 10:30 we had wagoned his whole bulk into camp, and as a fitting celebration the aurora borealis sent her magnificent splendors across the heavens. |
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