noun
wagon
WAG-un/ˈwæɡən/
A four-wheeled cart for carrying loads.
The four-wheeled wagon carries sacks along the rural path.
Etymology
Wagen named a wheeled vehicle generally. English wagon gives that transport idea a narrower application: a four-wheeled vehicle, especially one built to carry heavy loads.
In context
in the wagon hidden under the straw are boxes of guns and bullets that Paul Revere is delivering to the people in Lexington
More examples
- The children load their toys into a little red wagon.
- Two horses pull the heavy wagon along the dirt road.
- The farmer uses two wagons to carry hay from the field.
Forms
wagon · wagons
Similar words
- cart
- A broader term that includes vehicles with only two wheels.
- wheelbarrow
- Usually has one wheel and is pushed using two handles.