"wagonette" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wagonettes [plural]
Etymology: From wagon + -ette. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|wagon|-ette}} wagon + -ette Head templates: {{en-noun}} wagonette (plural wagonettes)
  1. A kind of four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, normally uncovered. Categories (topical): Vehicles Synonyms: waggonette Translations (a kind of carriage): vaigínéad [masculine] (Irish)

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