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wagon
noun [C] (UK also waggon) /ˈwæɡ.ən/Definition
› a vehicle with four wheels, usually pulled by horses or oxen, used for transporting heavy goods, especially in the past: The first white settlers journeyed across America in covered wagons. → See also bandwagon, station wagon, Welcome WagonCarriages and carts › UK (US freight car) a large wheeled container for transporting goods, that is pulled by a train: a goods wagonTrains and parts of trains
(Definition of wagon noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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