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wagons

  • plural
    of wagon.
    wagon
    noun
    any of various kinds of four-wheeled vehicles designed to be pulled or having its own motor and ranging from a child's toy to a commercial vehicle for the transport of heavy loads, delivery, etc.

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Through drought and earthquake, and from horse-drawn wagons to driverless cars, they have delivered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

AFP journalists saw long lines of police wagons, horse patrols, barbed wire around government buildings, and large numbers of plainclothes officers.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

Most cabinet ministers have been circling the wagons, taking to the TV studios to reinforce his message that Sir Keir will not be walking away from Number 10 and tweeting support for him.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

Mr. Crytzer’s narrative hums along with the National Road’s traffic as he colorfully describes Pony Express riders, stagecoaches, Conestoga wagons and many thousands of migrants wending ever westward, feeding the nation’s economic and territorial growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

I saw lots of country people in mule-drawn wagons.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns