Thesaurus results for WAGONS

wagons

noun

plural of wagon

as in carts

a wheeled usually horse-drawn vehicle used for hauling harness the horses up to the wagon so I can bring in the hay

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Recent Examples of wagons Several other wagons used during the days of the cattle drives, including a buckboard and mail wagon, are lined up on either side. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026 Kampgrounds of America also offers interesting stays beneath the stars, including sleeps in covered wagons and onsite cabins—all within five minutes of downtown Ely. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 From there, Nyugen and her volunteers split up into two teams before dragging the wagons along the streets of Chinatown. — Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026 Enough riders sagged ― RAGBRAI parlance for giving up riding and seeking a lift ― that the fleet of support-and-gear vans, or SAG wagons, could not accommodate them all on the second day. — Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 25 July 2026 Other parents were arriving with coolers, pulling wagons that contained lawn chairs and food for the game. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 In 1785, the Pennsylvania General Assembly commissioned an improved road over Forbes, which was built for military speed, to accommodate wagons and horse travel. — Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026 At the Cook County Medical Examiner's office, a long line of police wagons were backed up transporting dead bodies. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026 The covered wagons of the Bicentennial Wagon Train Pilgrimage. — Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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Most of the offenders, too, appear to be delis and bodegas and fast-casual food carts, venues where quality is secondary to moving product quickly and cheaply out the door.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
The carts are genuinely convenient, and nobody is directly forcing anything into your basket.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026

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Large trucks were involved in 5,218 fatal crashes in 2024, up 30% over the past decade, according to National Safety Council data.

— Alice Barlow, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
As self-driving vehicles spread across the country, a major California labor union is taking a stand against state regulators who say autonomous trucks are ready for the road.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

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