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wagonette

American

[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.

wagonette British

/ ˌwæɡəˈnɛt /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of wagonette

First recorded in 1855–60; wagon + -ette

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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

We planned to take the wagonette and use it to transport Labotsibeni and Lomwazi to Portuguese territory.

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

We were dead tired when we reached the wagonette and faced the stiff climb to the top of a little mountain.

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

The current was strong and we crawled ashore a full half mile below the wagonette.

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

Break, Brake, brāk, n. a large wagonette: a carriage frame, all wheels and no body, used in breaking in horses.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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