wag‧on (also waggon British English) /ˈwæɡən/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Dutch; Origin: wagen]

1. a strong vehicle with four wheels, used for carrying heavy loads and usually pulled by horses ⇒ cart

2. British English a large open container pulled by a train, used for carrying goods Synonym : freight car American English

3. be/go on the wagon informal to not drink alcohol any more

4. fall off the wagon informal to start drinking alcohol again after you have stopped
⇒ paddy wagon

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

wagon
noun
I. vehicle pulled by animals
ADJ. covered, open | horse-drawn | hay, supply
QUANT. train a long train of supply wagons
VERB + WAGON drive | pull, draw
WAGON + VERB roll covered wagons rolling across the prairies
WAGON + NOUN train | wheel

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

wagon
II. open railway truck
ADJ. rail/railway | empty | full | coal, freight, goods
VERB + WAGON pull

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

wagon
See: FIX SOMEONE'S WAGON, HITCH ONE'S WAGON TO A STAR, JUMP ON THE BAND WAGON, OFF THE WAGON, ON THE WAGON.

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