What is another word for wagons?

Pronunciation: [wˈaɡənz] (IPA)

Wagons, also known as carts or carriages, have been used for centuries to transport goods overland. They come in various shapes and sizes, with different types of wheels, and have been pulled by animals like horses, oxen, camels, and elephants. In the American West, wagons were used extensively during pioneer times to transport people and goods across the vast prairies. Other synonyms for wagons include drays, chariots, buckboards, buggies, trolleys, and trams. Each of these has its own unique design and purpose, but all share the common feature of being a vehicle with a flatbed used for hauling bulky or heavy items.

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Usage examples for Wagons

A hurried examination was made, and then it was learned that two thousand tickets had been stolen from one of the box-office wagons.
"Leo the Circus Boy"
Ralph Bonehill
Hay, stables, corral, wagons, chickens- Kent spread his hands in a gesture including all minor details.
"Lonesome Land"
B. M. Bower
The wagons are going to start to-morrow.
"Lonesome Land"
B. M. Bower

Famous quotes with Wagons

  • I am accordingly ready; I have pressed as many Cabinet papers into trunks as to fill one carriage; our private property must be sacrificed, as it is impossible to procure wagons for its transportation.
    Dolley Madison
  • Riding in advance, we passed over one of these great plains; we looked back and saw the line of scattered horsemen stretching for a mile or more; and far in the rear against the horizon, the white wagons creeping slowly along.
    Francis Parkman
  • It's always in the second administration when things start to go sour. They circle the wagons.
    Sally Quinn
  • In Tennessee where I grew up, there were animals, farms, wagons, mules.
    Tina Turner
  • We don't have milk cows. People have so many stereotypes of people from where I come from - Oklahoma. We don't ride around in covered wagons, either.
    Carrie Underwood

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