wagon (Amer.)

wagon (Amer.)
n. עגלה; קרון; כרכרה

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  • wagon — (Amer.) n. waggon; cart; carriage, coach …   English contemporary dictionary

  • wagon — (Brit. also waggon) ► NOUN 1) a vehicle, especially a horse drawn one, for transporting goods. 2) Brit. a railway freight vehicle; a truck. 3) chiefly N. Amer. a wheeled cart or hut used as a food stall. ● on the wagon Cf. ↑on the wagon …   English terms dictionary

  • wagon boss — noun 1. : a man in charge of a wagon train 2. West : a man in charge of a roundup * * * a man in charge of a wagon train. Also called wagon master. [1870 75, Amer.] * * * wagon boss, a person in charge of a wagon train: »Alderman Griffin will… …   Useful english dictionary

  • wagon boss — a man in charge of a wagon train. Also called wagon master. [1870 75, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • wagon seat — noun : a settee usually in the form of a double chair with slat back and turned posts and used originally both in the house and in the market wagon * * * Furniture. a plain, unupholstered settee, usually with a slat back, for use either indoors… …   Useful english dictionary

  • wagon seat — Furniture. a plain, unupholstered settee, usually with a slat back, for use either indoors or in a wagon. Also called rumble seat. [1850 55, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • wagon — (Brit. also waggon) noun 1》 a vehicle, especially a horse drawn one, for transporting goods.     ↘a light covered horse drawn vehicle as used by early settlers in North America.     ↘chiefly N. Amer. a wheeled cart or hut used as a food stall. 2》 …   English new terms dictionary

  • station-wagon — [stasjɔ̃vagɔ̃] n. f. ÉTYM. 1949, in Höfler; mot amér., de station (de même origine que le mot français), et wagon « voiture ». ❖ ♦ Américanisme. Voiture à grande capacité, dont la carrosserie est partiellement en …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • covered wagon — 1. a large wagon with a high, bonnetlike canvas top, esp. such a wagon used by pioneers to transport themselves and their possessions across the North American plains during the westward migrations in the 19th century. 2. Brit. Railroads. a… …   Universalium

  • covered wagon — cov′ered wag′on n. trs a large wagon with a high, bonnetlike canvas top, esp. such a wagon used by pioneers to cross the North American plains in the 19th century • Etymology: 1735–45, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • dougherty wagon — ˈdȯ]ərd.ē , ˈdä], ˈdō], ˈdäg], ˈdȯg]; ÷ˈdȯrəd.ē , ÷ˈdärəd.ē noun Usage: often capitalized D Etymology: probably from the name Dougherty : a four wheeled covered wagon with side doors, two or three transverse seats for passengers, and canvas… …   Useful english dictionary

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