Wagon
Noun: 1. A four-wheeled vehicle, typically large and open, used for transporting heavy loads, often pulled by horses or oxen: This is the traditional meaning, referring to a sturdy cart for freight or agricultural use. 2. A railway freight car, especially an open-top one for bulk materials: In British English, this is a common term for a freight car. 3. A child's toy cart with four wheels, often pulled by a handle: A small, simple vehicle for children to play with. 4. (Informal) A police van used for transporting prisoners: A secure vehicle used by law enforcement. 5. (Astronomy, capitalized as "the Wagon") A group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major, also known as the Big Dipper or the Plough: A common nickname for this asterism.
- Traditional vehicle:
- Railway car:
- Toy cart:
- Police vehicle:
- "on the wagon": (Idiom) Abstaining from drinking alcohol.
- After his health scare, he decided to go on the wagon.
- "off the wagon": (Idiom) Resuming drinking alcohol after a period of abstinence.
- He was sober for a year, but he fell off the wagon at the party.
- "hitch one's wagon to a star": (Idiom) To set very high ambitions or to associate oneself with a successful person or cause.
- She hitched her wagon to a star by joining the most innovative tech company.
- Waggon: (Noun) A chiefly British spelling variant of "wagon."
- Wagonette: (Noun) A light, open horse-drawn carriage with facing side seats.
- Station wagon: (Noun) A car with a long body, a rear door, and extended storage space behind the rear seats.
- Wagonload: (Noun) An amount that fills a wagon.
- Cart: A two- or four-wheeled vehicle pulled by an animal.
- Dray: A low, strong cart without sides, used for heavy loads.
- Van: A covered vehicle for transporting goods or people.
- Freight car: A railway wagon for carrying goods.
- Wagon train: (Noun) A line of wagons traveling together, especially in the historical American West.
- The wagon train followed the Oregon Trail.
- Bandwagon: (Noun) A popular activity or cause that attracts increasing support.
- Many politicians jumped on the environmental bandwagon.
- "Fix someone's wagon": (Informal) To get revenge on someone or ruin their plans.
- If he tries to cheat me, I'll fix his wagon.
- "Circling the wagons": To become defensive and unite against a common threat.
- When the scandal broke, the company's executives circled the wagons.
- a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat
- a child's four-wheeled toy cart sometimes used for coasting
- a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
- van used by police to transport prisoners
- any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor