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

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

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 O'Neil, Owen Rowe

I think I saw them in the wagonette as I came down the path.

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

Knowing we would have to swim for it, we white men had put our clothes in the wagonette.

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

We walked, because it would only have made it harder for the mules if we had kept our seats in the wagonette.

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