wagonette

[ wag-uh-net ]

/ ˌwæg əˈnɛt /

noun

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.

Nearby words

wagon vault, wagon-headed, wagon-lit, wagonage, wagoner, wagonette, wagonload, wagram, wagtail, wagyu, wah-wah

Origin of wagonette

First recorded in 1855–60; wagon + -ette

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Examples from the Web for wagonette

The wagonette was waiting, he said, and they had better lose no time in packing up.
Heriot's Choice|Rosa Nouchette Carey
The plan was to drive over in a wagonette and have a picnic under the trees in the middle of the day.
The Mysterious Shin Shira|George Edward Farrow
That's right, young master, and there's the wagonette from the Crown and Bells waiting to take you there.
The Lamp of Fate|Margaret Pedler
He had leaped down from the wagonette: he went forward to meet her; her hand was outstretched.
Prince Fortunatus|William Black

Mamma, couldn't we have a long drive this afternoon in the wagonette, across the beaches and way round by the windmill?
A Little Country Girl|Susan Coolidge

British Dictionary definitions for wagonette

wagonette

waggonette

/ (ˌwæɡəˈnɛt) /

noun

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

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