wagonette

American  

[wag-uh-net] / ˌwæg əˈnɛt /

noun

1. a light, four-wheeled carriage, with or without a top, having a crosswise seat in front and two lengthwise seats facing each other at the back.

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wagonette British  

/ ˌwæɡəˈnɛt /

noun

1. a light four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle with two lengthwise seats facing each other behind a crosswise driver's seat

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Etymology

Origin of wagonette

First recorded in 1855–60; wagon + -ette

Example Sentences

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wagonette

With hat turned far down in front he drives to sporting events in a strange motor wagonette, scrambles onto its roof for a good view.

From Time Magazine Archive

They arrived at their tent to find a wagonette Pearl had hired in the port, and all the other girls who had been at the Spoondrift bungalow had come visiting.

From The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward by Grace Brooks Hill

Pearl Harrod and the girls at Spoondrift Bungalow came with a wagonette and took her driving.

From The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward by Grace Brooks Hill

The wagonette stood a short way off, with two Miss Willoughbys, Miss Fanny and Miss Emily, seated in it.

From The Tree of Knowledge A Novel by Mrs. Baillie Reynolds

I had practically nothing in the wagonette and the mules were in fine fettle after their long rest.

From Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer by Owen Rowe O'Neil