wagonette

noun

Definition of wagonettenext
as in dray

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Recent Examples of wagonette Subaru’s decision to build the STI on the Impreza’s five-door wagonette body style rather than the sedan is easy to question, but ultimately tough to fault. — Matthew Phenix, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2008
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wagonette
  1. dray
  2. wagon
  3. oxcart
  4. spring wagon
  5. cart
Noun
  • Wool had to be transported in drays by long trains of bullocks, and markets were far away and uncertain.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Mackinac Island Carriage Tours has Percheron and Belgian draft horses for carriage tours and dray services, the tourism bureau explained.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Definition of dray
Noun
  • The pump wagon’s relevance to Bowery culture will only be apparent in the exhibition’s final gallery, which is dominated by a comparable artifact, Brad Kalhammer’s installation Bowery Nation (1985–2012).
    — J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Parents can also pull their younger ones around the neighborhood in a wagon as a safety measure.
    — Lina Ruiz October 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of wagon
Noun
  • Six thousand years ago, one of the primary modes of transportation was the oxcart.
    — John Curtis, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Oxcart Painting In Costa Rica At El Silencio Lodge and Spa, guests can learn how to paint Costa Rica’s colorful oxcart from a local artisan named Kenneth.
    — Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of oxcart
Noun
  • Leona spoke about her brother Vernon, three years older than her, who was thrown off a spring wagon at age nine, his body bleeding and shattered from the impact.
    — Eythana Miller, The Dial, 23 June 2026
Definition of spring wagon
Noun
  • The company said the cart helps consumers organize their shopping while keeping track of favorite items.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
  • This system, Jack said, had replaced an old method in which a person pushed the wafers in a cart.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of cart

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