wagon or waggon (ˈwæɡən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) |
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| —n |
| 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), (Canadian) a child's four-wheeled cart |
| 4. | (US), (Canadian) a police van for transporting prisoners and those arrested |
| 5. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) See station wagon |
| 6. | an obsolete word for chariot |
| 7. | informal off the wagon no longer abstaining from alcoholic drinks |
| 8. | informal on the wagon abstaining from alcoholic drinks |
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| —vb |
| 9. | (tr) to transport by wagon |
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| [C16: from Dutch wagenwain] |
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| waggon or waggon |
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| —vb |
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| [C16: from Dutch wagenwain] |
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| 'wagonless or waggon |
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| —adj |
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| 'waggonless or waggon |
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| —adj |