water wagon

American  

noun

1. a wagon used to transport water, as in military field operations or on a construction site.

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idioms

1. on the water wagon. wagon.

Etymology

Origin of water wagon

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

Taking out a pickup truck, a motorbike or a water wagon is a test neither of a trillion-dollar military nor of a president’s resolve.

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2014

In 1915 he auto-mobiled from Manhattan to San Francisco on what was termed a "water wagon" tour.

From Time Magazine Archive

If the newspapers of this country were all on the water wagon we would be grandly on our way to accomplish our goal.

From Time Magazine Archive

Closely following in the footsteps of Manitoba, the Province of Saskatchewan clambered down from the water wagon on which both had clambered so recently as 1920.

From Time Magazine Archive

She spotted a water wagon parked ahead, track workers perched up on top of it, and ran toward it.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand