wag·on·ette

[wag-uh-net]
noun
a light, four-wheeled carriage, with or without a top, having a crosswise seat in front and two lengthwise seats facing each other at the back.

Origin:
1855–60; wagon + -ette

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wagonette or waggonette (ˌwæɡəˈnɛt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a light four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle with two lengthwise seats facing each other behind a crosswise driver's seat
 
waggonette or waggonette
 
n

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Wagonette is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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We would hire a wagon or wagonette or hayrack, all chipping in.
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