wagon
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wagons
plural
wagons
Britannica Dictionary definition of WAGON
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a vehicle with four wheels that is used for carrying heavy loads or passengers and that is usually pulled by animals (such as horses)
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see also bandwagon, chuck wagon, covered wagon, paddy wagon, patrol wagon
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Pioneers crossed the American Midwest in wagons.
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a small, low vehicle with four wheels that children play with
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He pulled his stuffed animals around in a little red wagon.
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British
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a railway car that carries goods
circle the/your wagons
chiefly US, informal
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to gather a group of people together in order to protect them from being attacked
— usually used figuratively
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Reporters tend to circle the wagons [=tend to join together to defend themselves] whenever the media are attacked for bias.
hitch your wagon to
chiefly US, informal
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to rely on (someone or something) for success
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The team has hitched its wagon to its star pitcher.
on/off the wagon
informal
◊ A person who is on the wagon has stopped drinking alcohol.
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He has been on the wagon since his child was born.
◊ A person who had stopped drinking alcohol but has started again has fallen off the wagon.
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After a year of sobriety, she fell off the wagon.
