wagon
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Definition
A wagon is a vehicle used for carrying goods or people, often with four wheels and usually pulled by an animal or another vehicle. In American English, it can also mean a small cart or a rail car for freight.
Usage & Nuances
Often has an old-fashioned or rural feeling when it means a vehicle pulled by horses or oxen. In modern American English, it can also mean a child's pull cart ('red wagon') or a freight train car. Don't confuse it with 'carriage' (more for passengers) or 'cart' (usually smaller, two wheels or hand-pushed).
Example Sentences
The train has a wagon full of coal.
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That old wooden wagon looks like something from a history book.
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They were still unloading the wagon when we arrived at the station.
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The farmer loaded hay onto the wagon.
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The child pulled a red wagon in the park.
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We packed all the picnic stuff into the wagon and headed to the beach.
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