"fourgon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fourgons [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French fourgon. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|fourgon}} French fourgon Head templates: {{en-noun}} fourgon (plural fourgons)
  1. (rail transport) A French baggage wagon. Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-fourgon-en-noun-44vYxn0s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -gon Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 8 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -gon: 67 8 25 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  2. An ammunition wagon.
    Sense id: en-fourgon-en-noun-thtV7Q0Q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: fourgons [plural]
Etymology: From four + -gon. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|four|gon}} four + -gon Head templates: {{en-noun}} fourgon (plural fourgons)
  1. (geometry) A polygon with four sides; a quadrilateral. Categories (topical): Geometry, Polygons Synonyms: quadrilateral
    Sense id: en-fourgon-en-noun-mRF81iNu Disambiguation of Polygons: 33 3 64 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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