fourgon

[ foor-gawn ]
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noun,plural four·gons [foor-gawn]. /fʊərˈgɔ̃/. French.
  1. a long covered wagon for carrying baggage, goods, military supplies, etc.; a van or tumbril.

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How to use fourgon in a sentence

  • We had two fourgons to hold the batterie de cuisine and our six beds, which had to be unpacked and made up every night.

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British Dictionary definitions for fourgon

fourgon

/ French (furɡɔ̃) /


noun
  1. a long covered wagon, used mainly for carrying baggage, supplies, etc

Origin of fourgon

1
C19: from French: from Old French forgon poker, from furgier to search, ultimately from Latin fūr thief

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