wagon
pronunciation
How to pronounce wagon in British English:
UK [ˈwæɡən]
How to pronounce wagon in American English:
US [ˈwæɡən]
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- Noun:
- any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor
- van used by police to transport prisoners
- a child's four-wheeled toy cart sometimes used for coasting
- a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat
Word Origin
- wagon (n.)
- "four-wheeled vehicle to carry heavy loads," late 15c., from Middle Dutch wagen, waghen, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz (cognates: Old English wægn, Modern English wain, Old Saxon and Old High German wagan, Old Norse vagn, Old Frisian wein, German Wagen), from PIE *wogh-no-, suffixed form of root *wegh- "to carry, to move" (cognates: Sanskrit vahanam "vessel, ship," Greek okhos, Latin vehiculum, Old Church Slavonic vozŭ "carriage, chariot," Russian povozka, Lithuanian va žis "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.
Example
- 1. And all that in a beat-up station wagon , without armed guards .
- 2. The wagon driver had a wasteful habit on payday .
- 3. He sold his ice cream from a wagon .
- 4. To celebrate what could be called the wagon renaissance , we 're running down 12 wagons we love .
- 5. Like the amazon station wagon , the v70 features pronounced ' shoulders ' and slight but visible tailfins .