"wagonful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wagonfuls [plural], wagonsful [plural]
Etymology: wagon + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wagon|ful|pos=noun}} wagon + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|wagonsful}} wagonful (plural wagonfuls or wagonsful)
  1. The amount that will fit in a wagon.
    Sense id: en-wagonful-en-noun-1UXnor-r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for wagonful meaning in English (1.9kB)

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          "text": "So I reflected, having nothing better to do, when my wagonful of pilgrims had dropped out of sight in the fog--as a pebble drops into the lake--leaving me with the house to myself; and presently, as I sat at the window, I heard a white-throated sparrow singing outside.",
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          "ref": "1960 September, M. J. Wilson, “Harlow Town station opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 540",
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