wagon
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thumb|A hay wagon in Germany, of a type common throughout Europe (the :de:Leiterwagen|leiterwagen). The sides are actually ladders attached to serve as containment of hay or grain, and may be removed, such as for hauling timber.
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- Has use
- transport
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- topic's main category
- Category:Wagons
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Wagons
- different from
- railroad car
- Commons gallery
- Wagon
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Terminology and design
- Types
- Farm wagon
- Freight wagon
- Industrial and commercial wagons
- Delivery wagon
- Living accommodations
- Entertainment and show
- Motorized wagons
- Modern agricultural wagons
- Wagon train
- Draft animals
- Wagons in art
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|A hay wagon in Germany, of a type common throughout Europe (the :de:Leiterwagen|leiterwagen). The sides are actually ladders attached to serve as containment of hay or grain, and may be removed, such as for hauling timber.
A wagon (or waggon) is a heavy four-wheeled vehicle pulled by draft animals or on occasion by humans, used for transporting goods, commodities, agricultural materials, supplies and sometimes people.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “wagon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.