wagon Definition

wagon
waggon
noun

1. A four-wheeled vehicle, often horse-drawn, used especially for carrying loads; a cart.

Thesaurus: cart, buggy, carriage.
2. An open truck or closed van for carrying railway freight.

Thesaurus: carriage, truck, van.
3. colloq
A car, especially an estate car.
4. A tea trolley.

Derivative: wagoner
noun

The driver of a wagon.

Idiom: on the wagon

colloq
Temporarily abstaining from alcohol.

Idiom: off the wagon

colloq
No longer abstaining from alcohol.

Etymology: 16c: from Dutch wagen.