fourgon

[ foor-gawn ]

/ fʊərˈgɔ̃ /

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noun, plural four·gons

[foor-gawn]. /fʊərˈgɔ̃/. French.

a long covered wagon for carrying baggage, goods, military supplies, etc.; a van or tumbril.

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The fourth was a light covered fourgon which contained our personal luggage, and in this we resolved to travel up to Brussels.
With an Ambulance During the Franco-German War|Charles Edward Ryan
In a moment they reappeared, and marched across the wharf, toward the two boats from Le Fourgon that awaited them.
The Road to Frontenac|Samuel Merwin
Next after the royal carriages had come a fourgon with the bouquets presented at the station.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6|Augustus J. C. Hare
He is going to sail to-day on Le Fourgon for Paris to see what he can save from the wreck.
The Road to Frontenac|Samuel Merwin

I must beg you to direct them to the care of the American consul or agent at the port, to be sent by the Diligence or Fourgon.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson

British Dictionary definitions for fourgon

fourgon

/ French (furɡɔ̃) /

noun

a long covered wagon, used mainly for carrying baggage, supplies, etc

Word Origin for fourgon

C19: from French: from Old French forgon poker, from furgier to search, ultimately from Latin fūr thief

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