English · Word Candidate

wagon

/ˈwæɡən/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: wagons · wagoning · wagonning · wagoned

Sense 1

Meaning · English

A heavier four-wheeled (normally horse-drawn) vehicle designed to carry goods (or sometimes people).

Noun

Examples

These wagons and pack-mules will include transportation for all personal baggage, mess chests, cooking utensils, desks, papers, &c.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

A shopping cart.

NounRegister: US

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Meaning · English

To load into a wagon in preparation for transportation; to transport by means of a wagon.

VerbRegister: US

Examples

The ore is firſt waggoned to the river, a quarter of a mile, then laden on board of canoes, and carried acroſs the river, which is there about 200 yards wide, and then again taken into waggons and carried to he furnace.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Meaning · English

To travel in a wagon.

VerbRegister: US

Examples

[T]he toll was taken off freight on ninety miles of the canal between Huntingdon and Duncan's Island, and subsequently off passengers, to enable the companies to meet the unexpected and heavy expense necessarily incurred by staging and wagoning across the breach in the line.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “wagon” mean?

A heavier four-wheeled (normally horse-drawn) vehicle designed to carry goods (or sometimes people).

Is “wagon” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.