"freight wagon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: freight wagons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} freight wagon (plural freight wagons)
  1. (rail transport, UK) A railroad car used to carry freight. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Rail transportation, Vehicles Synonyms: goods wagon, goods carriage, freight carriage, goods truck, freight truck, freight car (english: In Canada and the US)
    Sense id: en-freight_wagon-en-noun--OVCdPpE Disambiguation of Vehicles: 88 12 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  2. (US) American spelling of freightwagon Tags: US
    Sense id: en-freight_wagon-en-noun-cfG4-lw0 Categories (other): American English

Inflected forms

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