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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wagon \wag"on\, n. d. wagen. root136. see wain.
   1913 webster
   1. a wheeled carriage; a vehicle on four wheels, and usually
      drawn by horses; especially, one used for carrying freight
      or merchandise.
      1913 webster

   note: in the united states, light wagons are used for the
         conveyance of persons and light commodities.
         1913 webster

   2. a freight car on a railway. eng.
      1913 webster

   3. a chariot obs. --spenser.
      1913 webster

   4. astron. the dipper, or charles's wain.
      1913 webster

   note: this word and its compounds are often written with two
         g's waggon, waggonage, etc., chiefly in england. the
         forms wagon, wagonage, etc., are, however,
         etymologically preferable, and in the united states are
         almost universally used.
         1913 webster

   wagon boiler. see the note under boiler, 3.

   wagon ceiling arch., a semicircular, or wagon-headed,
      arch or ceiling; -- sometimes used also of a ceiling whose
      section is polygonal instead of semicircular.

   wagon master, an officer or person in charge of one or more
      wagons, especially of those used for transporting freight,
      as the supplies of an army, and the like.

   wagon shoe, a skid, or shoe, for retarding the motion of a
      wagon wheel; a drag.

   wagon vault. arch. see under 1st vault.
      1913 webster
see also:
wain wagon boiler boiler wagon ceiling wagon master wagon shoe 
wagon vault vault 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wagon \wag"on\, v. t. imp.  p. p. wagoned; p. pr.  vb. n.
   wagoning.
   to transport in a wagon or wagons; as, goods are wagoned from
   city to city.
   1913 webster
see also:
wagoned wagoning 
[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wagon \wag"on\, v. i.
   to wagon goods as a business; as, the man wagons between
   philadelphia and its suburbs.
   1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
wagon
     n 1: any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or
          tractor syn: waggon
     2: van used by police to transport prisoners syn: police van,
         police wagon, paddy wagon, patrol wagon, black
        maria
     3: a group of seven bright stars in the constellation ursa
        major syn: big dipper, dipper, plough, charles's
        wain, wain
     4: a child's four-wheeled toy cart sometimes used for coasting
        syn: coaster wagon
     5: a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind
        rear seat syn: beach wagon, station wagon, beach
        waggon, station waggon, waggon
see also:
waggon police van police wagon paddy wagon patrol wagon black maria 
big dipper dipper plough charles's wain wain 
coaster wagon beach wagon station wagon beach waggon station waggon 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
33 moby thesaurus words for "wagon":
   black maria, conestoga wagon, barge, boat, bus, caravan, carryall,
   cart, coach, covered wagon, cruiser, dray, ferry, float, haul,
   haywagon, lighter, paddy wagon, patrol car, patrol wagon,
   police van, prairie schooner, prowl car, raft, ship, sled, sledge,
   squad car, truck, van, waggon, wain, wheelbarrow




[6] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
wagon
   heb. aghalah; so rendered in gen. 45:19, 21, 27; 46:5; num. 7:3,
   7,8, but elsewhere rendered "cart" 1 sam. 6:7, etc.. this
   vehicle was used for peaceful purposes. in ezek. 23:24, however,
   it is the rendering of a different hebrew word, and denotes a
   war-chariot.
   


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Station Wagon >> S Words
Station Wagon, definition of term: Station Wagon
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Paddy Wagon >> P Words
Paddy Wagon, definition of term: Paddy Wagon
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Covered Wagon >> C Words
Covered Wagon, definition of term: Covered Wagon
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Conestoga Wagon >> C Words
Conestoga Wagon, definition of term: Conestoga Wagon
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