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water wagon

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noun

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

Idioms

on the water wagon. wagon(def 14).

Origin of water wagon

First recorded in 1805–15

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for water wagon

Historical Examples of water wagon

How can he remain a social animal, with the fellowship of his kind, and stay on the water-wagon?
The Old Game
Samuel G. Blythe
It grew out of Fitzpatrick's order putting his men on the water-wagon.
The King of Arcadia
Francis Lynde
So you fell off the water-wagon, eh,—even in the watery city?
The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons
James Francis Thierry
Ten Eyck was on the water-wagon in penance for a recent outbreak.
What Will People Say?
Rupert Hughes
You ought to climb on the water-wagon, Ford, and that's a fact.
The Uphill Climb
B. M. Bower