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Synonyms for wagon

Grammar : Noun
Spell : wag-uhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwæg ən

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Définition of wagon

Origin :
  • 1520s, from Middle Dutch wagen, waghen, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz (cf. Old English wægn, Modern English wain, Old Saxon and Old High German wagan, Old Norse vagn, Old Frisian wein, German Wagen), from PIE *woghnos, from *wegh- "to carry, to move" (cf. Sanskrit vahanam "vessel, ship," Greek okhos, Latin vehiculum, Old Church Slavonic vozu "carriage, chariot," Russian povozka, Lithuanian vazis "a small sledge," Old Irish fen, Welsh gwain "carriage, cart;" see weigh).
  • In Dutch and German, the general word for "a wheel vehicle;" English use is a result of contact through Flemish immigration, Dutch trade, or the Continental wars. It has largely displaced the native cognate, wain. Spelling preference varied randomly between -g- and -gg- from mid-18c., before American English settled on the etymological wagon, while waggon remained common in Great Britain. Wagon train is attested from 1810. Phrase on the wagon "abstaining from alcohol" is 1904, originally on the water cart.
  • noun cart
  • noun vehicle
Example sentences :
  • The horses were hitched to the wagon, which still contained the tent and fittings.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • "You are housed but just in time, my young friends," said the master of the wagon.
  • Extract from : « The Seven Vagabonds (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • "I shall say just how it all happened, that we quarreled, and upset the wagon," said Sami calmly.
  • Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
  • Sami's bundle was thrown into the wagon and the boy seated on it.
  • Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
  • Si sed: "Yas; counted 'em on the wagon, counted 'em off agin, and counted 'em when I made 'em."
  • Extract from : « Uncles Josh's Punkin Centre Stories » by Cal Stewart
  • I could push the wagon about with one hand, so light was its structure.
  • Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
  • Perceiving a stranger in the wagon she paused, with a look of embarrassment.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • Mary went swiftly up to the wagon, and laid one hand upon the wheel.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • Presently, the man entered who had brought Raby home in his wagon.
  • Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
  • It's about the only way we could transport it, as the trails are too narrow for a wagon.
  • Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
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