wagonette

noun

Definition of wagonettenext
as in dray

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Recent Examples of wagonette Subaru’s decision to build the STI on the Impreza’s five-door wagonette body style rather than the sedan is easy to question, but ultimately tough to fault. — Matthew Phenix, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2008
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wagonette
  1. dray
  2. wagon
  3. oxcart
  4. spring wagon
  5. cart
Noun
  • Wool had to be transported in drays by long trains of bullocks, and markets were far away and uncertain.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Mackinac Island Carriage Tours has Percheron and Belgian draft horses for carriage tours and dray services, the tourism bureau explained.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Definition of dray
Noun
  • Kayla Chavez and her daughters Avacyn, 5, and Lillia, 4, walked over to Haven Hollow Park pulling a wagon.
    — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • On a training run Wednesday, Frank and Richie pulled the wagon about two miles.
    — Joe Van Ryn, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of wagon
Noun
  • Oxcart Painting In Costa Rica At El Silencio Lodge and Spa, guests can learn how to paint Costa Rica’s colorful oxcart from a local artisan named Kenneth.
    — Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Small-scale looters, sometimes with the help of local military personnel, would remove the works with shovels, chisels, picks and even dynamite before transporting them, often by oxcart, to the Thai border.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
Definition of oxcart
Noun
  • Leona spoke about her brother Vernon, three years older than her, who was thrown off a spring wagon at age nine, his body bleeding and shattered from the impact.
    — Eythana Miller, The Dial, 23 June 2026
Definition of spring wagon
Noun
  • Once the night session concludes, an overnight crew drops supplies at each bar and cart, including the souvenir cups, vodka, lemonade and ice.
    — Jason Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Ted Turner was the Cable Cowboy, but Bill Rasmussen’s cart was before his horse.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of cart

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