tower wagon

[ tou-er ]

/ ˈtaʊ ər /

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noun

a trailer carrying an extensible ladder for use in firefighting, photography, repairing overhead wires, trimming trees, etc.Compare cherry picker (def. 2).

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Origin of tower wagon

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby tower wagon

towerman, tower-mill, Tower of London, tower of silence, tower of strength, tower wagon, towery, tow-haired, towhead, towheaded, towhee

How to use tower wagon in a sentence

The bell tower bellows loudly when a little muscle power is put into it.
The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her brother perished in the North Tower of the World Trade Center in the 9/11 attacks.
Prosecutors Have No Idea When 9/11 Mastermind’s Trial Will Start|Tim Mak|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Movie buffs have commented endlessly on the bell-tower sequence in Vertigo.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It involved a model of the tower set on its side for the shot.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In Vertigo there's a strange cut in the first bell-tower sequence.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The little pig in the box felt himself being lifted out of the wagon.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
The tower has four clock faces, pinnacles at the angles, and a steep slate roof and is 120 feet high.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
At the Flagstaff Tower the 74th and the remainder of the 38th suddenly told their officers that they would obey them no longer.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
The height of the tower from the level of the street is 105 feet, the slated towers over the lateral pediments being smaller.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
He had come down after the wagon load, which had to be pitched on again rather more deliberately.
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