Covered goods wagon — This article is about the European railway wagon. For US practice, see Boxcar. For the Wild West wagon, see Covered wagon. A covered goods wagon or van (US: boxcar) is a railway goods wagon which is designed for the transportation of moisture… … Wikipedia
Bavarian goods wagon classes — The Royal Bavarian State Railways had, at different times, three different goods wagon classification systems that roughly correspond to the early, middle and late period of the state railway era in Bavaria:* Epoch Ia the early period from 1867… … Wikipedia
Open wagon — This article is about European open wagons. For US practice, see Gondola (rail). A Class Ow goods wagon on the Saxon narrow gauge railways with Heberlein brakes Open wagons form a large group of railway goods wagons designed primarily for… … Wikipedia
wagon — I. noun Etymology: Dutch wagen, from Middle Dutch more at wain Date: 15th century 1. a. a usually four wheeled vehicle for transporting bulky commodities and drawn originally by animals b. a lighter typically horse drawn vehicle for transporting… … New Collegiate Dictionary
wagon — UK [ˈwæɡən] / US noun [countable] Word forms wagon : singular wagon plural wagons 1) a vehicle with four wheels that is usually pulled by horses and is used for carrying heavy loads Hundreds of settlers travelled west in covered wagons. a horse… … English dictionary
wagon — n. (also Brit. waggon) 1 a four wheeled vehicle for heavy loads, often with a removable tilt or cover. 2 Brit. a railway vehicle for goods, esp. an open truck. 3 a trolley for conveying tea etc. 4 (in full water wagon) a vehicle for carrying… … Useful english dictionary
Wagon — n. (also Brit. waggon) 1 a four wheeled vehicle for heavy loads, often with a removable tilt or cover. 2 Brit. a railway vehicle for goods, esp. an open truck. 3 a trolley for conveying tea etc. 4 (in full water wagon) a vehicle for carrying… … Useful english dictionary
wagon — noun 1 vehicle pulled by animals ADJECTIVE ▪ covered, open ▪ horse drawn ▪ hay, supply ▪ laden ▪ … Collocations dictionary
wagon — wag|on also waggon BrE [ˈwægən] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Dutch; Origin: wagen] 1.) a strong vehicle with four wheels, used for carrying heavy loads and usually pulled by horses →↑cart 2.) BrE a large open container pulled by a train, used for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wagon — also waggon BrE noun (C) 1 a strong vehicle with four wheels, used for carrying heavy loads and usually pulled by horses 2 BrE a large open container pulled by a train, used for carrying goods 3 be on the wagon informal to not drink alcohol any… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Station wagon — Typical pillar configurations of a sedan (three box), station wagon (two box) and hatchback (two box) from the same model range … Wikipedia