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

The rains made the roads so heavy that it was all the mules could do to drag the wagonette.

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

Miss Charlotte, Miss Emily, Miss Brabourne, and Mr. Cranmer were in the wagonette, and it was at once remarked, that, though sad, they did not seem to be in despair.

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

"I harnessed him to the wagonette with Linda," returned the Centaur, with an angry look at the listening Valentina.

From The Fourth Estate, vol.1 by Palacio Vald?s, Armando

V Here was the white-faced youth, our Egbert Hunt, who had grimaced at him from the box of the wagonette.

From The Happy Warrior by Hutchinson, A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth)