Thesaurus results for WAGONS

wagons

noun

plural of wagon

as in carts

a wheeled usually horse-drawn vehicle used for hauling harness the horses up to the wagon so I can bring in the hay

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Recent Examples of wagons Separately in the episode, River (Jack Lowden) and Sid (Olivia Cooke) are on the run from a pair of assassins, while the rest of the team circles the wagons en route to a safe house. — Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026 Several other wagons used during the days of the cattle drives, including a buckboard and mail wagon, are lined up on either side. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026 Kampgrounds of America also offers interesting stays beneath the stars, including sleeps in covered wagons and onsite cabins—all within five minutes of downtown Ely. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 From there, Nyugen and her volunteers split up into two teams before dragging the wagons along the streets of Chinatown. — Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026 Enough riders sagged ― RAGBRAI parlance for giving up riding and seeking a lift ― that the fleet of support-and-gear vans, or SAG wagons, could not accommodate them all on the second day. — Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 25 July 2026 Other parents were arriving with coolers, pulling wagons that contained lawn chairs and food for the game. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 In 1785, the Pennsylvania General Assembly commissioned an improved road over Forbes, which was built for military speed, to accommodate wagons and horse travel. — Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026 At the Cook County Medical Examiner's office, a long line of police wagons were backed up transporting dead bodies. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026

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Throughout the tour, Candamil draws on his memories growing up in the market, first watching his father and then working there in his youth as a carretillero, a cargo porter who steers upright wooden carts with produce through its narrow aisles.

— Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Served from silver gueridon carts was prime rib, Dover sole meunière, and avocado crab Louis.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026

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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology found that the approach could significantly improve battery life in high-voltage vehicles, including electric trucks and long-range passenger cars.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
To get gear in, FORM staffers typically meet the artist’s semis at the nearest major road juncture and load equipment into box trucks.

— Katie Bain, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026

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