Definition of wagon in English:

wagon

(British waggon)

noun ˈwaɡ(ə)nˈwæɡən

1A vehicle used for transporting goods or another specified purpose.
a timber wagon
a breakdown wagon
Example sentencesExamples
- Skipton Police have received three complaints of parked cars, delivery wagons and trailers, causing problems for pedestrians and other motorists.
- I would have liked to see each member of the committee drive a livestock wagon for six months before making a report that will affect us all.
- The convoy, which included articulated lorries, skip wagons and even a tractor, was escorted by police as it left Monks Cross at 8am.
- The twenty-eight attempted to return to their cars when suddenly they were surrounded by dozens of police cars and wagons.
- It is a street in an expanding urban area which had been blighted by heavy wagons transporting materials and finished products for a large and noisy industrial operation.
- A driver escaped injury when he jammed his articulated wagon under a low railway bridge in Keighley.
- The bridge was damaged by a wagon carrying a low loader about two months ago.
- Stories abound of coal wagons stripped of half their load by street urchins before a first delivery could be made.
- By clever design, the same basic Sheppee body could be used as a charabanc to transport passengers or converted into a goods wagon.
- Residents have complained about being awoken in the early hours by empty wagons rumbling through the town on their way to the quarries.
- Road sweepers and bin wagons were among the vehicles which attended the final farewell for Eric Saporiti yesterday.
- Transport in closed wagons was only permitted on 22 November 1941, at which point there had been permanent frost for over three weeks.
- Only ammunitions wagons and ambulances were brought up to the immediate rear lines.
- Years ago the refuse wagon had a trailer on the back for waste paper and cardboard.
- They cornered Loudon Lane only to find a coal wagon blocking their way.
- This lane has a 7.5-ton restriction which is ignored by all and sundry, especially skip wagons and large vehicles.
- A pall of gloom hangs over the usually bustling market town as sealed container wagons and Army trucks rumble through the streets.
- It took 12 wagons to transport one of the immense guns and 24 hours to put it together once its destination was reached.
- She said that she had seen wagons and other vehicles mount the pavement as they took the bend, and come dangerously close to ‘clipping’ parents and their children.
- We always clear the roads so that the milk wagons can get to the farms.
1. 1.1 A four-wheeled trailer for agricultural use.
  a hay wagon
  Example sentencesExamples
  Our regular bale mover would not lift high enough to load wagons.
  Each one pulled a hay wagon loaded with all the belongings the families could gather in the few minutes before they were forced to flee.
  Aboard the covered harvest wagons, out of the misty air, we wind our way past fields of broccoli, kale and parsley, and stop in the tomato patch.
  Brent took one truck over to the next field, I took my car over, Steve followed with tractor and wagon.
  Obviously the Mystery Plays were originally intended to be performed on waggons, and it is good to keep this tradition alive.
  So he did as he was told and went to the hay barn where the wagon was kept.
  The barn had a high central alley, tall enough for a threshing machine or a hay wagon.
  The manure spreader is a big wagon pulled behind a tractor.
  Side by side they travel, combine and wagon, until the bin on the combine is empty.
  The boards are each attached with 2 screws onto our hay wagon about one foot apart.
  There were still a few farms left, hay wagons were as common in the streets as horse drawn beer carts.
  That's about when she started raising sweet corn and selling it off a wagon at the end of their farm drive.
  Liquids are spread on fields with tank wagons or irrigation.
  This allows added flexibility when hooking up wagons with heavy tongues.
  Villagers had to use whatever transport was available, including pickup trucks and wagons pulled by tractors.
  After we had bailed the hay then we would get the long wagons and load the hay.
  On a mixed conventional and organic farm, wagons can also be potential vectors for contamination.
  Farmers' trucks, which were towing their trailers, had to be immaculate, both inside and out, and the trailers and cattle wagons were cleansed to commercial kitchen standards.
  Two stories and a side shed provide space for calving heifers, storing wagons, and fixing equipment.
  TJ hopped onto the tractor while the girls climbed into the hay wagon.
2. 1.2British A railway freight vehicle; a truck.
  a milk wagon
  Example sentencesExamples
  I travelled by foot, by hitch-hiking and by clambering onto the wagons of freight trains.
  Mr Mantell has lived in Westbury for over 80 years working as a wagon repairer at the railway station since he was a teenager.
  But walk she did, to a train station, where she climbed onto a coal wagon.
  Trains 908m in length, and trailing 62 wagons, started transporting produce through the port last week.
  For a long time, the line, its locomotives and wagons was the most reliable inland mode of transport for both passengers and goods.
  It appears that the deceased was employed shunting coal wagons, and at about the time stated he was in the neighbourhood of the Arley pit with an engine and wagon.
  Heaps of coal from the shattered freight wagons lay scattered across the line, spilling right up to the very doors of the nearest homes.
  Railtrack said today it would not be in a position until tomorrow to say when the East Coast line would re-open, with several wagons and carriages remaining on the crash site.
  The railway has generally scoured Europe for suitable rolling stock and has also acquired some ballast wagons from Romania.
  A spokesman for Railtrack's administrators said the train appeared to have been travelling at 75 mph - the maximum speed limit for freight wagons.
  The remainder of his working life was spent at the carriage and wagon department at Swindon railway works.
  His saloon car was written off in the incident and one of the railway wagons suffered axle and chassis damage.
  The company would also construct a 2.5km rail loop at the rail head for loading wagons and servicing locomotives.
  The North Yorkshire Moors Railway provided a diesel locomotive and goods wagons to ferry water to the scene.
  Carriages and passengers were thrown into fields, freight wagons crashed into the gardens of railway cottages, flattening a shed, and ending up less than 20 feet from one of the houses.
  Fourteen wagons of timber left the track at Quintinshill, near Gretna, at 9.07 am.
  All railway wagons of the kind in the tragedy at Tebay have been removed from service by Network Rail pending its investigation.
  Transport officials said one of the rear wagons may have derailed first, pulling others off the line.
  Each siding will accommodate a locomotive and wagons capable of transporting 210 vehicles.
  The threatened York rail manufacturer has been thrown a much-needed lifeline by rail freight company EWS, which has ordered a further 220 coal wagons.
  Synonyms
  carriage, compartment, van, pullman
3. 1.3 A light horse-drawn vehicle, especially a covered one used by early settlers in North America and elsewhere.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Around him, horse-drawn wagons rumbled by, loaded with sacks of flour or crates of dried meat.
  They traveled by rail, further by horse-drawn wagons over a steep, rugged mill road that ended at Sempervirens Creek.
  At one point, they neared a horse and wagon that had a wheel wedged deep into the earth.
  As I drove I found myself thinking about the settlers who passed through the region by wagon.
  She felt the wagon being covered, then felt motion as the driver urged the horses on.
  Eventually he saw them; the large wooden wagons covered with heavy canvas cloth and drawn by oxen.
  We got to ride the train and go on a horse-drawn wagon.
  Up the road a settler's wagon flanked by two horsemen rambled up the roadway; he narrowed his eyes and hitched up the horse to a fast trot.
  Not only did the wagon have to carry food supplies and cooking utensils, it had to carry the cowboy bedrolls and other personal items.
  There was a small, four-wheeled wagon with two llamas already hitched to the tongue.
  One spring when he was hauling some logs, his wagon wheels sank down to the axles in mud.
  He stopped speaking, and despite the sound of hooves and wagon wheels echoing in the tunnel, an odd sort of silence enveloped his listeners.
  And when the Rocieros arrive with their horses, wagons and high-sprung carriages the image is complete.
  At the Pendleton rally, the stage was decorated with pioneer wagons stuffed with hay.…
  Hoof prints riddled the trail in several spots, as well as deep gouges from wagon wheels, and footprints once in a while.
  The bureau was now responsible for the inspection of motorized vehicles, as well as horse-drawn wagons.
  The fair was just as colourful as always with traditional horse-drawn wagons vying for space with modern caravans.
  He fitted another arrow and fired it purposely into a wagon.
  Turning up late for the summer-solstice party at Stonehenge in 2001, he found the only stragglers left were folksy types in horse-drawn wagons.
  A cloud of dust rises into the air as horse-drawn wagons filled with farm families head into town.
  Synonyms
  hackney, hansom, gig, landau, trap, caravan, car
4. 1.4North American A wheeled cart or hut used as a food stall.
  a chip wagon
  Example sentencesExamples
  Mobile food wagons rather than traditional catering facilities are the order of the day.
  The fish and chip wagons outside the dome.
  The cart, disguised as a kerosene peddler's wagon, was suspicious because it had no spigot to dispense fuel.
  He wandered around and came to a cook wagon preparing some food.
  Synonyms
  carriage
5. 1.5 A vehicle like a caravan used by Gypsies or circus performers.
  Example sentencesExamples
  But in our case, we must not only build a caravan of gypsy wagons with our own two hands - but make an entire sideshow carnival!
  Once the council realises its mistake and I'm allowed to stay, I'll get gypsy wagons down here to repair and put on show.
  Sullivan stood staring at a colorful gypsy wagon lumbering down a side lane out of sight.
  He then built a big top and circus wagons, which were all painted their trademark ‘Giffords red’.
  All around them the bandits waited on horseback, except for Calderon who sat on the gypsy wagon's seat whistling a calming melody to his horses.
  Synonyms
  covered cart, van
6. 1.6informal
  short for station wagon
  Example sentencesExamples
  My curiosity put me behind the wheel of an SE wagon which I chose over the sportier ZX3.
  A major recent trend is the popularity of a host of new style occasional four-wheel-drive wagons.
  Are sports wagons an antidote to SUVs, or are they a niche unto themselves?
  Subaru's very good Outback was one of the pioneers, and there are several European all-wheel drive wagons (think Audi and Volvo) for the image conscious.
  Then, as the rev counter swings past 2000 rpm, the wagon surges ahead and acceleration is more like a sporty petrol engine's.
  Why aren't more different types of cars - namely hatchbacks, wagons and microcars - more readily available in the U.S.?
  The front and rear bumper beams are aluminum, as are the hood and the wagon's tailgate.
  The roads were snow covered but passable thanks to the cable chains on Edgard's front wheel drive VW wagon.
  I certainly see there is plenty of good automotive art in this mix of new models and concept wagons.
  Exterior styling is a mix between a sports sedan and a luxury wagon, with the seating position of an SUV.
  Many consumers just preferred the SUV image and fun over the minivan and increasingly didn't even explore wagons.
  As I walked away from the Audi wagon, I noticed a couple of SUVs parked nearby.
  My wife was complaining that her old Volvo wagon was acting up.
  Today, 4Matic is available on all Mercedes sedans and wagons.
  On the opposite end of the scale, SUVs are large, heavy lumps that transport people and stuff looking marginally ‘cooler’ than wagons and vans.
  If I'm not snowboarding in it, I'm driving my Suzuki wagon (complete with snow tyres) in it.
  The 2006 Ford Taurus has been made available as a sedan or a wagon.
  But he didn't answer, simply stumbled into the middle of the road, disrupting the monotonous traverse of the sedans and hatchbacks and wagons.
  The lines on the cars are more defined and crisp than on previous Peugeot sedans and wagons.
  But to dismiss it as a squashed minivan or tall wagon does not do it justice.
2Irish informal An unpleasant or disliked woman.

Phrases

on (or off) the wagon

informal Abstaining (or not abstaining) from drinking alcohol.
Monty was supposed to be on the wagon
Example sentencesExamples
- And yet, he's a former alcoholic who's been on the wagon for 12 years.
- I have this crazy idea in my head that 05/05/05 is going to signal another period of being on the wagon and this time without the aid of drugs.
- After his dark drinking days, O'Neil clambered on the wagon only to find his Dad determined to drag him off.
- I usually go on the wagon for January as I am sick of booze after the excesses of December.
- He has pretty much conceded that he drank too much before he turned 40, in 1986, and he has been on the wagon since.
- But in 1996, he went on the wagon and, as he puts it, ‘started reclaiming the areas of my life I had let fall.’
- It's a great cause and I know from my own futile efforts to stay on the wagon, a great gesture from the alcohol loving Smith.
- The legendary drinker said he had cut out alcohol and had Antabuse tablets inserted into his stomach to keep him on the wagon after he was warned that just one more drink could kill him.
- Jack is an aspiring writer, three months on the wagon after his alcoholism caused family problems.
- He is, for now, on the wagon, having recognised he has alcohol and financial problems.
Synonyms
sober, teetotal, non-drinking, clear-headed, as sober as a judge

Origin

Late 15th century: from Dutch wagen; related to wain.

The Dutch word wagen is the source of our wagon. It is related to wain (Old English), an old word for ‘wagon’ that is now mainly encountered in the name of a star formation Charles's Wain, now more commonly called the Plough. Wainscot (Middle English) is from Middle Low German wagenschot, apparently from wagen ‘wagon’ and schot, probably meaning ‘partition’. If you are on the wagon you are avoiding alcohol. The original version of this expression was on the water wagon, which first appeared in America in the early 20th century. A water wagon was a sort of barrel on wheels which was used to water dusty streets. These vehicles had been around since the early 18th century at least, but it may have been the increasing popularity of the temperance movement in the latter part of the 19th century that gave rise to the phrase. See also hitch

Rhymes

dragon, flagon, lagan, pendragon

Definition of wagon in US English:

wagon

(British waggon)

nounˈwæɡənˈwaɡən

1A vehicle used for transporting goods or another specified purpose.
a coal wagon
an ammunition wagon
Example sentencesExamples
- Residents have complained about being awoken in the early hours by empty wagons rumbling through the town on their way to the quarries.
- I would have liked to see each member of the committee drive a livestock wagon for six months before making a report that will affect us all.
- They cornered Loudon Lane only to find a coal wagon blocking their way.
- Stories abound of coal wagons stripped of half their load by street urchins before a first delivery could be made.
- The convoy, which included articulated lorries, skip wagons and even a tractor, was escorted by police as it left Monks Cross at 8am.
- We always clear the roads so that the milk wagons can get to the farms.
- She said that she had seen wagons and other vehicles mount the pavement as they took the bend, and come dangerously close to ‘clipping’ parents and their children.
- It took 12 wagons to transport one of the immense guns and 24 hours to put it together once its destination was reached.
- Only ammunitions wagons and ambulances were brought up to the immediate rear lines.
- The bridge was damaged by a wagon carrying a low loader about two months ago.
- Transport in closed wagons was only permitted on 22 November 1941, at which point there had been permanent frost for over three weeks.
- By clever design, the same basic Sheppee body could be used as a charabanc to transport passengers or converted into a goods wagon.
- This lane has a 7.5-ton restriction which is ignored by all and sundry, especially skip wagons and large vehicles.
- Road sweepers and bin wagons were among the vehicles which attended the final farewell for Eric Saporiti yesterday.
- It is a street in an expanding urban area which had been blighted by heavy wagons transporting materials and finished products for a large and noisy industrial operation.
- A pall of gloom hangs over the usually bustling market town as sealed container wagons and Army trucks rumble through the streets.
- Years ago the refuse wagon had a trailer on the back for waste paper and cardboard.
- Skipton Police have received three complaints of parked cars, delivery wagons and trailers, causing problems for pedestrians and other motorists.
- The twenty-eight attempted to return to their cars when suddenly they were surrounded by dozens of police cars and wagons.
- A driver escaped injury when he jammed his articulated wagon under a low railway bridge in Keighley.
1. 1.1 A four-wheeled trailer for agricultural use, or a small version of this for use as a child's toy.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The barn had a high central alley, tall enough for a threshing machine or a hay wagon.
  Aboard the covered harvest wagons, out of the misty air, we wind our way past fields of broccoli, kale and parsley, and stop in the tomato patch.
  Villagers had to use whatever transport was available, including pickup trucks and wagons pulled by tractors.
  Brent took one truck over to the next field, I took my car over, Steve followed with tractor and wagon.
  This allows added flexibility when hooking up wagons with heavy tongues.
  That's about when she started raising sweet corn and selling it off a wagon at the end of their farm drive.
  Side by side they travel, combine and wagon, until the bin on the combine is empty.
  Farmers' trucks, which were towing their trailers, had to be immaculate, both inside and out, and the trailers and cattle wagons were cleansed to commercial kitchen standards.
  So he did as he was told and went to the hay barn where the wagon was kept.
  There were still a few farms left, hay wagons were as common in the streets as horse drawn beer carts.
  Liquids are spread on fields with tank wagons or irrigation.
  Each one pulled a hay wagon loaded with all the belongings the families could gather in the few minutes before they were forced to flee.
  The boards are each attached with 2 screws onto our hay wagon about one foot apart.
  TJ hopped onto the tractor while the girls climbed into the hay wagon.
  Two stories and a side shed provide space for calving heifers, storing wagons, and fixing equipment.
  On a mixed conventional and organic farm, wagons can also be potential vectors for contamination.
  The manure spreader is a big wagon pulled behind a tractor.
  After we had bailed the hay then we would get the long wagons and load the hay.
  Obviously the Mystery Plays were originally intended to be performed on waggons, and it is good to keep this tradition alive.
  Our regular bale mover would not lift high enough to load wagons.
2. 1.2 A horse-drawn vehicle, especially a covered wagon used by early settlers in North America and elsewhere.
  Example sentencesExamples
  We got to ride the train and go on a horse-drawn wagon.
  Up the road a settler's wagon flanked by two horsemen rambled up the roadway; he narrowed his eyes and hitched up the horse to a fast trot.
  The fair was just as colourful as always with traditional horse-drawn wagons vying for space with modern caravans.
  The bureau was now responsible for the inspection of motorized vehicles, as well as horse-drawn wagons.
  She felt the wagon being covered, then felt motion as the driver urged the horses on.
  As I drove I found myself thinking about the settlers who passed through the region by wagon.
  They traveled by rail, further by horse-drawn wagons over a steep, rugged mill road that ended at Sempervirens Creek.
  One spring when he was hauling some logs, his wagon wheels sank down to the axles in mud.
  He stopped speaking, and despite the sound of hooves and wagon wheels echoing in the tunnel, an odd sort of silence enveloped his listeners.
  Hoof prints riddled the trail in several spots, as well as deep gouges from wagon wheels, and footprints once in a while.
  At the Pendleton rally, the stage was decorated with pioneer wagons stuffed with hay.…
  Around him, horse-drawn wagons rumbled by, loaded with sacks of flour or crates of dried meat.
  And when the Rocieros arrive with their horses, wagons and high-sprung carriages the image is complete.
  At one point, they neared a horse and wagon that had a wheel wedged deep into the earth.
  A cloud of dust rises into the air as horse-drawn wagons filled with farm families head into town.
  Eventually he saw them; the large wooden wagons covered with heavy canvas cloth and drawn by oxen.
  Turning up late for the summer-solstice party at Stonehenge in 2001, he found the only stragglers left were folksy types in horse-drawn wagons.
  There was a small, four-wheeled wagon with two llamas already hitched to the tongue.
  He fitted another arrow and fired it purposely into a wagon.
  Not only did the wagon have to carry food supplies and cooking utensils, it had to carry the cowboy bedrolls and other personal items.
  Synonyms
  hackney, hansom, gig, landau, trap, caravan, car
3. 1.3North American A wheeled cart or hut used as a food stall.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The fish and chip wagons outside the dome.
  Mobile food wagons rather than traditional catering facilities are the order of the day.
  The cart, disguised as a kerosene peddler's wagon, was suspicious because it had no spigot to dispense fuel.
  He wandered around and came to a cook wagon preparing some food.
  Synonyms
  carriage
4. 1.4 A small cart or wheeled table used for serving drinks or food.
5. 1.5 A vehicle like a camper used by gypsies or circus performers.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Sullivan stood staring at a colorful gypsy wagon lumbering down a side lane out of sight.
  He then built a big top and circus wagons, which were all painted their trademark ‘Giffords red’.
  All around them the bandits waited on horseback, except for Calderon who sat on the gypsy wagon's seat whistling a calming melody to his horses.
  But in our case, we must not only build a caravan of gypsy wagons with our own two hands - but make an entire sideshow carnival!
  Once the council realises its mistake and I'm allowed to stay, I'll get gypsy wagons down here to repair and put on show.
  Synonyms
  covered cart, van
6. 1.6informal
  short for station wagon
  Example sentencesExamples
  Today, 4Matic is available on all Mercedes sedans and wagons.
  On the opposite end of the scale, SUVs are large, heavy lumps that transport people and stuff looking marginally ‘cooler’ than wagons and vans.
  But he didn't answer, simply stumbled into the middle of the road, disrupting the monotonous traverse of the sedans and hatchbacks and wagons.
  But to dismiss it as a squashed minivan or tall wagon does not do it justice.
  Are sports wagons an antidote to SUVs, or are they a niche unto themselves?
  My curiosity put me behind the wheel of an SE wagon which I chose over the sportier ZX3.
  A major recent trend is the popularity of a host of new style occasional four-wheel-drive wagons.
  Why aren't more different types of cars - namely hatchbacks, wagons and microcars - more readily available in the U.S.?
  The roads were snow covered but passable thanks to the cable chains on Edgard's front wheel drive VW wagon.
  Many consumers just preferred the SUV image and fun over the minivan and increasingly didn't even explore wagons.
  Subaru's very good Outback was one of the pioneers, and there are several European all-wheel drive wagons (think Audi and Volvo) for the image conscious.
  I certainly see there is plenty of good automotive art in this mix of new models and concept wagons.
  The lines on the cars are more defined and crisp than on previous Peugeot sedans and wagons.
  Exterior styling is a mix between a sports sedan and a luxury wagon, with the seating position of an SUV.
  If I'm not snowboarding in it, I'm driving my Suzuki wagon (complete with snow tyres) in it.
  My wife was complaining that her old Volvo wagon was acting up.
  The 2006 Ford Taurus has been made available as a sedan or a wagon.
  As I walked away from the Audi wagon, I noticed a couple of SUVs parked nearby.
  Then, as the rev counter swings past 2000 rpm, the wagon surges ahead and acceleration is more like a sporty petrol engine's.
  The front and rear bumper beams are aluminum, as are the hood and the wagon's tailgate.
7. 1.7British A railroad freight car.
  Example sentencesExamples
  But walk she did, to a train station, where she climbed onto a coal wagon.
  For a long time, the line, its locomotives and wagons was the most reliable inland mode of transport for both passengers and goods.
  It appears that the deceased was employed shunting coal wagons, and at about the time stated he was in the neighbourhood of the Arley pit with an engine and wagon.
  Carriages and passengers were thrown into fields, freight wagons crashed into the gardens of railway cottages, flattening a shed, and ending up less than 20 feet from one of the houses.
  Each siding will accommodate a locomotive and wagons capable of transporting 210 vehicles.
  The threatened York rail manufacturer has been thrown a much-needed lifeline by rail freight company EWS, which has ordered a further 220 coal wagons.
  A spokesman for Railtrack's administrators said the train appeared to have been travelling at 75 mph - the maximum speed limit for freight wagons.
  The North Yorkshire Moors Railway provided a diesel locomotive and goods wagons to ferry water to the scene.
  His saloon car was written off in the incident and one of the railway wagons suffered axle and chassis damage.
  The remainder of his working life was spent at the carriage and wagon department at Swindon railway works.
  Heaps of coal from the shattered freight wagons lay scattered across the line, spilling right up to the very doors of the nearest homes.
  The railway has generally scoured Europe for suitable rolling stock and has also acquired some ballast wagons from Romania.
  I travelled by foot, by hitch-hiking and by clambering onto the wagons of freight trains.
  Mr Mantell has lived in Westbury for over 80 years working as a wagon repairer at the railway station since he was a teenager.
  Transport officials said one of the rear wagons may have derailed first, pulling others off the line.
  Fourteen wagons of timber left the track at Quintinshill, near Gretna, at 9.07 am.
  Trains 908m in length, and trailing 62 wagons, started transporting produce through the port last week.
  All railway wagons of the kind in the tragedy at Tebay have been removed from service by Network Rail pending its investigation.
  The company would also construct a 2.5km rail loop at the rail head for loading wagons and servicing locomotives.
  Railtrack said today it would not be in a position until tomorrow to say when the East Coast line would re-open, with several wagons and carriages remaining on the crash site.
  Synonyms
  carriage, compartment, van, pullman

Phrases

on (or off) the wagon

informal (of an alcoholic) abstaining from drinking.
Agnes was thinking of going on the wagon again
Example sentencesExamples
- The legendary drinker said he had cut out alcohol and had Antabuse tablets inserted into his stomach to keep him on the wagon after he was warned that just one more drink could kill him.
- He has pretty much conceded that he drank too much before he turned 40, in 1986, and he has been on the wagon since.
- Jack is an aspiring writer, three months on the wagon after his alcoholism caused family problems.
- I have this crazy idea in my head that 05/05/05 is going to signal another period of being on the wagon and this time without the aid of drugs.
- He is, for now, on the wagon, having recognised he has alcohol and financial problems.
- It's a great cause and I know from my own futile efforts to stay on the wagon, a great gesture from the alcohol loving Smith.
- I usually go on the wagon for January as I am sick of booze after the excesses of December.
- But in 1996, he went on the wagon and, as he puts it, ‘started reclaiming the areas of my life I had let fall.’
- After his dark drinking days, O'Neil clambered on the wagon only to find his Dad determined to drag him off.
- And yet, he's a former alcoholic who's been on the wagon for 12 years.
Synonyms
sober, teetotal, non-drinking, clear-headed, as sober as a judge

fix someone's wagon

Bring about a person's downfall or spoil their chances of success.
Example sentencesExamples
- This should fix his wagon and get him to eat some veggies!
- Until recently, Earl had always called his son Little Ray, but his wife nagged him so much about using just the boy's proper name that he took to calling him Just Ray - just to fix her wagon.
- Keisha is going to fix his wagon, once and for all.
- He tells them both that's he gonna fix their wagon for good, and you just know he means it.
- We shall fix his wagon at some stage but for now he's draining my creative juices and Gill's too.
- Other teams would have the whole summer to find a way to fix his wagon.
- He's off addressing a rally, railing at a do-nothing Legislature, at greedy teachers and nurses, saying he'll fix their wagon with a special election this fall.
- The old soldier, who learned a long time ago to recognize deception and diversion, is gonna fix their wagon.
- And since the governor plans to withhold our tax refund an extra month, we'll fix her wagon and file our return a month earlier.
- If you move your car but don't sit in it until 8, the parking officer going up and down the block issuing $50 tickets will fix your wagon.

off the wagon

(of an alcoholic) drinking after a period of abstinence.
she fell off the wagon two days after making a resolution to quit
Example sentencesExamples
- On the anniversary of the accident a couple months back she fell off the wagon and decided to stay in the mud.
- The alcoholism came to the fore when Stirling fell off the wagon during a trip to Spain organised by the Scottish Ladies Golf Association at the start of the year.
- The album fared miserably on the charts, however, and Zevon again fell off the wagon.
- Cal then proceeds to ‘befriend’ an alcoholic, whom he pushes off the wagon before attempting to seduce his wife.
- She stood by me when I fell off the wagon and kept me from retreating behind my carefully constructed walls during a mini-meltdown last fall.
- He went on long benders, landed in detox wards, returned to his studio and soon fell off the wagon again.
- As for other stuff, I fell off the wagon for a while, but now I'll happily report that I've jumped back on, and I'll remain entirely sober until my birthday.
- In a remarkably frank interview he reveals why he drinks, how he fell off the wagon disastrously this summer, and why the love of his family makes him determined to keep fighting to be sober
- Best, 58, publicly fell off the wagon earlier this year when he was fined £1,500 and banned from driving for 20 months after being convicted of drink-driving.
- The star had a liver transplant in 2002 and vowed never to drink again but fell off the wagon last year.

Origin

Late 15th century: from Dutch wagen; related to wain.

单词	wagon
释义	Definition of wagon in English: wagon (British waggon) noun ˈwaɡ(ə)nˈwæɡən 1A vehicle used for transporting goods or another specified purpose. a timber wagon a breakdown wagon Example sentencesExamples Skipton Police have received three complaints of parked cars, delivery wagons and trailers, causing problems for pedestrians and other motorists. I would have liked to see each member of the committee drive a livestock wagon for six months before making a report that will affect us all. The convoy, which included articulated lorries, skip wagons and even a tractor, was escorted by police as it left Monks Cross at 8am. The twenty-eight attempted to return to their cars when suddenly they were surrounded by dozens of police cars and wagons. It is a street in an expanding urban area which had been blighted by heavy wagons transporting materials and finished products for a large and noisy industrial operation. A driver escaped injury when he jammed his articulated wagon under a low railway bridge in Keighley. The bridge was damaged by a wagon carrying a low loader about two months ago. Stories abound of coal wagons stripped of half their load by street urchins before a first delivery could be made. By clever design, the same basic Sheppee body could be used as a charabanc to transport passengers or converted into a goods wagon. Residents have complained about being awoken in the early hours by empty wagons rumbling through the town on their way to the quarries. Road sweepers and bin wagons were among the vehicles which attended the final farewell for Eric Saporiti yesterday. Transport in closed wagons was only permitted on 22 November 1941, at which point there had been permanent frost for over three weeks. Only ammunitions wagons and ambulances were brought up to the immediate rear lines. Years ago the refuse wagon had a trailer on the back for waste paper and cardboard. They cornered Loudon Lane only to find a coal wagon blocking their way. This lane has a 7.5-ton restriction which is ignored by all and sundry, especially skip wagons and large vehicles. A pall of gloom hangs over the usually bustling market town as sealed container wagons and Army trucks rumble through the streets. It took 12 wagons to transport one of the immense guns and 24 hours to put it together once its destination was reached. She said that she had seen wagons and other vehicles mount the pavement as they took the bend, and come dangerously close to ‘clipping’ parents and their children. We always clear the roads so that the milk wagons can get to the farms. 1.1 A four-wheeled trailer for agricultural use. a hay wagon Example sentencesExamples Our regular bale mover would not lift high enough to load wagons. Each one pulled a hay wagon loaded with all the belongings the families could gather in the few minutes before they were forced to flee. Aboard the covered harvest wagons, out of the misty air, we wind our way past fields of broccoli, kale and parsley, and stop in the tomato patch. Brent took one truck over to the next field, I took my car over, Steve followed with tractor and wagon. Obviously the Mystery Plays were originally intended to be performed on waggons, and it is good to keep this tradition alive. So he did as he was told and went to the hay barn where the wagon was kept. The barn had a high central alley, tall enough for a threshing machine or a hay wagon. The manure spreader is a big wagon pulled behind a tractor. Side by side they travel, combine and wagon, until the bin on the combine is empty. The boards are each attached with 2 screws onto our hay wagon about one foot apart. There were still a few farms left, hay wagons were as common in the streets as horse drawn beer carts. That's about when she started raising sweet corn and selling it off a wagon at the end of their farm drive. Liquids are spread on fields with tank wagons or irrigation. This allows added flexibility when hooking up wagons with heavy tongues. Villagers had to use whatever transport was available, including pickup trucks and wagons pulled by tractors. After we had bailed the hay then we would get the long wagons and load the hay. On a mixed conventional and organic farm, wagons can also be potential vectors for contamination. Farmers' trucks, which were towing their trailers, had to be immaculate, both inside and out, and the trailers and cattle wagons were cleansed to commercial kitchen standards. Two stories and a side shed provide space for calving heifers, storing wagons, and fixing equipment. TJ hopped onto the tractor while the girls climbed into the hay wagon. 1.2British A railway freight vehicle; a truck. a milk wagon Example sentencesExamples I travelled by foot, by hitch-hiking and by clambering onto the wagons of freight trains. Mr Mantell has lived in Westbury for over 80 years working as a wagon repairer at the railway station since he was a teenager. But walk she did, to a train station, where she climbed onto a coal wagon. Trains 908m in length, and trailing 62 wagons, started transporting produce through the port last week. For a long time, the line, its locomotives and wagons was the most reliable inland mode of transport for both passengers and goods. It appears that the deceased was employed shunting coal wagons, and at about the time stated he was in the neighbourhood of the Arley pit with an engine and wagon. Heaps of coal from the shattered freight wagons lay scattered across the line, spilling right up to the very doors of the nearest homes. Railtrack said today it would not be in a position until tomorrow to say when the East Coast line would re-open, with several wagons and carriages remaining on the crash site. The railway has generally scoured Europe for suitable rolling stock and has also acquired some ballast wagons from Romania. A spokesman for Railtrack's administrators said the train appeared to have been travelling at 75 mph - the maximum speed limit for freight wagons. The remainder of his working life was spent at the carriage and wagon department at Swindon railway works. His saloon car was written off in the incident and one of the railway wagons suffered axle and chassis damage. The company would also construct a 2.5km rail loop at the rail head for loading wagons and servicing locomotives. The North Yorkshire Moors Railway provided a diesel locomotive and goods wagons to ferry water to the scene. Carriages and passengers were thrown into fields, freight wagons crashed into the gardens of railway cottages, flattening a shed, and ending up less than 20 feet from one of the houses. Fourteen wagons of timber left the track at Quintinshill, near Gretna, at 9.07 am. All railway wagons of the kind in the tragedy at Tebay have been removed from service by Network Rail pending its investigation. Transport officials said one of the rear wagons may have derailed first, pulling others off the line. Each siding will accommodate a locomotive and wagons capable of transporting 210 vehicles. The threatened York rail manufacturer has been thrown a much-needed lifeline by rail freight company EWS, which has ordered a further 220 coal wagons. Synonyms carriage, compartment, van, pullman 1.3 A light horse-drawn vehicle, especially a covered one used by early settlers in North America and elsewhere. Example sentencesExamples Around him, horse-drawn wagons rumbled by, loaded with sacks of flour or crates of dried meat. They traveled by rail, further by horse-drawn wagons over a steep, rugged mill road that ended at Sempervirens Creek. At one point, they neared a horse and wagon that had a wheel wedged deep into the earth. As I drove I found myself thinking about the settlers who passed through the region by wagon. She felt the wagon being covered, then felt motion as the driver urged the horses on. Eventually he saw them; the large wooden wagons covered with heavy canvas cloth and drawn by oxen. We got to ride the train and go on a horse-drawn wagon. Up the road a settler's wagon flanked by two horsemen rambled up the roadway; he narrowed his eyes and hitched up the horse to a fast trot. Not only did the wagon have to carry food supplies and cooking utensils, it had to carry the cowboy bedrolls and other personal items. There was a small, four-wheeled wagon with two llamas already hitched to the tongue. One spring when he was hauling some logs, his wagon wheels sank down to the axles in mud. He stopped speaking, and despite the sound of hooves and wagon wheels echoing in the tunnel, an odd sort of silence enveloped his listeners. And when the Rocieros arrive with their horses, wagons and high-sprung carriages the image is complete. At the Pendleton rally, the stage was decorated with pioneer wagons stuffed with hay.… Hoof prints riddled the trail in several spots, as well as deep gouges from wagon wheels, and footprints once in a while. The bureau was now responsible for the inspection of motorized vehicles, as well as horse-drawn wagons. The fair was just as colourful as always with traditional horse-drawn wagons vying for space with modern caravans. He fitted another arrow and fired it purposely into a wagon. Turning up late for the summer-solstice party at Stonehenge in 2001, he found the only stragglers left were folksy types in horse-drawn wagons. A cloud of dust rises into the air as horse-drawn wagons filled with farm families head into town. Synonyms hackney, hansom, gig, landau, trap, caravan, car 1.4North American A wheeled cart or hut used as a food stall. a chip wagon Example sentencesExamples Mobile food wagons rather than traditional catering facilities are the order of the day. The fish and chip wagons outside the dome. The cart, disguised as a kerosene peddler's wagon, was suspicious because it had no spigot to dispense fuel. He wandered around and came to a cook wagon preparing some food. Synonyms carriage 1.5 A vehicle like a caravan used by Gypsies or circus performers. Example sentencesExamples But in our case, we must not only build a caravan of gypsy wagons with our own two hands - but make an entire sideshow carnival! Once the council realises its mistake and I'm allowed to stay, I'll get gypsy wagons down here to repair and put on show. Sullivan stood staring at a colorful gypsy wagon lumbering down a side lane out of sight. He then built a big top and circus wagons, which were all painted their trademark ‘Giffords red’. All around them the bandits waited on horseback, except for Calderon who sat on the gypsy wagon's seat whistling a calming melody to his horses. Synonyms covered cart, van 1.6informal short for station wagon Example sentencesExamples My curiosity put me behind the wheel of an SE wagon which I chose over the sportier ZX3. A major recent trend is the popularity of a host of new style occasional four-wheel-drive wagons. Are sports wagons an antidote to SUVs, or are they a niche unto themselves? Subaru's very good Outback was one of the pioneers, and there are several European all-wheel drive wagons (think Audi and Volvo) for the image conscious. Then, as the rev counter swings past 2000 rpm, the wagon surges ahead and acceleration is more like a sporty petrol engine's. Why aren't more different types of cars - namely hatchbacks, wagons and microcars - more readily available in the U.S.? The front and rear bumper beams are aluminum, as are the hood and the wagon's tailgate. The roads were snow covered but passable thanks to the cable chains on Edgard's front wheel drive VW wagon. I certainly see there is plenty of good automotive art in this mix of new models and concept wagons. Exterior styling is a mix between a sports sedan and a luxury wagon, with the seating position of an SUV. Many consumers just preferred the SUV image and fun over the minivan and increasingly didn't even explore wagons. As I walked away from the Audi wagon, I noticed a couple of SUVs parked nearby. My wife was complaining that her old Volvo wagon was acting up. Today, 4Matic is available on all Mercedes sedans and wagons. On the opposite end of the scale, SUVs are large, heavy lumps that transport people and stuff looking marginally ‘cooler’ than wagons and vans. If I'm not snowboarding in it, I'm driving my Suzuki wagon (complete with snow tyres) in it. The 2006 Ford Taurus has been made available as a sedan or a wagon. But he didn't answer, simply stumbled into the middle of the road, disrupting the monotonous traverse of the sedans and hatchbacks and wagons. The lines on the cars are more defined and crisp than on previous Peugeot sedans and wagons. But to dismiss it as a squashed minivan or tall wagon does not do it justice. 2Irish informal An unpleasant or disliked woman. Phrases on (or off) the wagon informal Abstaining (or not abstaining) from drinking alcohol. Monty was supposed to be on the wagon Example sentencesExamples And yet, he's a former alcoholic who's been on the wagon for 12 years. I have this crazy idea in my head that 05/05/05 is going to signal another period of being on the wagon and this time without the aid of drugs. After his dark drinking days, O'Neil clambered on the wagon only to find his Dad determined to drag him off. I usually go on the wagon for January as I am sick of booze after the excesses of December. He has pretty much conceded that he drank too much before he turned 40, in 1986, and he has been on the wagon since. But in 1996, he went on the wagon and, as he puts it, ‘started reclaiming the areas of my life I had let fall.’ It's a great cause and I know from my own futile efforts to stay on the wagon, a great gesture from the alcohol loving Smith. The legendary drinker said he had cut out alcohol and had Antabuse tablets inserted into his stomach to keep him on the wagon after he was warned that just one more drink could kill him. Jack is an aspiring writer, three months on the wagon after his alcoholism caused family problems. He is, for now, on the wagon, having recognised he has alcohol and financial problems. Synonyms sober, teetotal, non-drinking, clear-headed, as sober as a judge Origin Late 15th century: from Dutch wagen; related to wain. The Dutch word wagen is the source of our wagon. It is related to wain (Old English), an old word for ‘wagon’ that is now mainly encountered in the name of a star formation Charles's Wain, now more commonly called the Plough. Wainscot (Middle English) is from Middle Low German wagenschot, apparently from wagen ‘wagon’ and schot, probably meaning ‘partition’. If you are on the wagon you are avoiding alcohol. The original version of this expression was on the water wagon, which first appeared in America in the early 20th century. A water wagon was a sort of barrel on wheels which was used to water dusty streets. These vehicles had been around since the early 18th century at least, but it may have been the increasing popularity of the temperance movement in the latter part of the 19th century that gave rise to the phrase. See also hitch Rhymes dragon, flagon, lagan, pendragon noun.1 phr. Definition of wagon in US English: wagon (British waggon) nounˈwæɡənˈwaɡən 1A vehicle used for transporting goods or another specified purpose. a coal wagon an ammunition wagon Example sentencesExamples Residents have complained about being awoken in the early hours by empty wagons rumbling through the town on their way to the quarries. I would have liked to see each member of the committee drive a livestock wagon for six months before making a report that will affect us all. They cornered Loudon Lane only to find a coal wagon blocking their way. Stories abound of coal wagons stripped of half their load by street urchins before a first delivery could be made. The convoy, which included articulated lorries, skip wagons and even a tractor, was escorted by police as it left Monks Cross at 8am. We always clear the roads so that the milk wagons can get to the farms. She said that she had seen wagons and other vehicles mount the pavement as they took the bend, and come dangerously close to ‘clipping’ parents and their children. It took 12 wagons to transport one of the immense guns and 24 hours to put it together once its destination was reached. Only ammunitions wagons and ambulances were brought up to the immediate rear lines. The bridge was damaged by a wagon carrying a low loader about two months ago. Transport in closed wagons was only permitted on 22 November 1941, at which point there had been permanent frost for over three weeks. By clever design, the same basic Sheppee body could be used as a charabanc to transport passengers or converted into a goods wagon. This lane has a 7.5-ton restriction which is ignored by all and sundry, especially skip wagons and large vehicles. Road sweepers and bin wagons were among the vehicles which attended the final farewell for Eric Saporiti yesterday. It is a street in an expanding urban area which had been blighted by heavy wagons transporting materials and finished products for a large and noisy industrial operation. A pall of gloom hangs over the usually bustling market town as sealed container wagons and Army trucks rumble through the streets. Years ago the refuse wagon had a trailer on the back for waste paper and cardboard. Skipton Police have received three complaints of parked cars, delivery wagons and trailers, causing problems for pedestrians and other motorists. The twenty-eight attempted to return to their cars when suddenly they were surrounded by dozens of police cars and wagons. A driver escaped injury when he jammed his articulated wagon under a low railway bridge in Keighley. 1.1 A four-wheeled trailer for agricultural use, or a small version of this for use as a child's toy. Example sentencesExamples The barn had a high central alley, tall enough for a threshing machine or a hay wagon. Aboard the covered harvest wagons, out of the misty air, we wind our way past fields of broccoli, kale and parsley, and stop in the tomato patch. Villagers had to use whatever transport was available, including pickup trucks and wagons pulled by tractors. Brent took one truck over to the next field, I took my car over, Steve followed with tractor and wagon. This allows added flexibility when hooking up wagons with heavy tongues. That's about when she started raising sweet corn and selling it off a wagon at the end of their farm drive. Side by side they travel, combine and wagon, until the bin on the combine is empty. Farmers' trucks, which were towing their trailers, had to be immaculate, both inside and out, and the trailers and cattle wagons were cleansed to commercial kitchen standards. So he did as he was told and went to the hay barn where the wagon was kept. There were still a few farms left, hay wagons were as common in the streets as horse drawn beer carts. Liquids are spread on fields with tank wagons or irrigation. Each one pulled a hay wagon loaded with all the belongings the families could gather in the few minutes before they were forced to flee. The boards are each attached with 2 screws onto our hay wagon about one foot apart. TJ hopped onto the tractor while the girls climbed into the hay wagon. Two stories and a side shed provide space for calving heifers, storing wagons, and fixing equipment. On a mixed conventional and organic farm, wagons can also be potential vectors for contamination. The manure spreader is a big wagon pulled behind a tractor. After we had bailed the hay then we would get the long wagons and load the hay. Obviously the Mystery Plays were originally intended to be performed on waggons, and it is good to keep this tradition alive. Our regular bale mover would not lift high enough to load wagons. 1.2 A horse-drawn vehicle, especially a covered wagon used by early settlers in North America and elsewhere. Example sentencesExamples We got to ride the train and go on a horse-drawn wagon. Up the road a settler's wagon flanked by two horsemen rambled up the roadway; he narrowed his eyes and hitched up the horse to a fast trot. The fair was just as colourful as always with traditional horse-drawn wagons vying for space with modern caravans. The bureau was now responsible for the inspection of motorized vehicles, as well as horse-drawn wagons. She felt the wagon being covered, then felt motion as the driver urged the horses on. As I drove I found myself thinking about the settlers who passed through the region by wagon. They traveled by rail, further by horse-drawn wagons over a steep, rugged mill road that ended at Sempervirens Creek. One spring when he was hauling some logs, his wagon wheels sank down to the axles in mud. He stopped speaking, and despite the sound of hooves and wagon wheels echoing in the tunnel, an odd sort of silence enveloped his listeners. Hoof prints riddled the trail in several spots, as well as deep gouges from wagon wheels, and footprints once in a while. At the Pendleton rally, the stage was decorated with pioneer wagons stuffed with hay.… Around him, horse-drawn wagons rumbled by, loaded with sacks of flour or crates of dried meat. And when the Rocieros arrive with their horses, wagons and high-sprung carriages the image is complete. At one point, they neared a horse and wagon that had a wheel wedged deep into the earth. A cloud of dust rises into the air as horse-drawn wagons filled with farm families head into town. Eventually he saw them; the large wooden wagons covered with heavy canvas cloth and drawn by oxen. Turning up late for the summer-solstice party at Stonehenge in 2001, he found the only stragglers left were folksy types in horse-drawn wagons. There was a small, four-wheeled wagon with two llamas already hitched to the tongue. He fitted another arrow and fired it purposely into a wagon. Not only did the wagon have to carry food supplies and cooking utensils, it had to carry the cowboy bedrolls and other personal items. Synonyms hackney, hansom, gig, landau, trap, caravan, car 1.3North American A wheeled cart or hut used as a food stall. Example sentencesExamples The fish and chip wagons outside the dome. Mobile food wagons rather than traditional catering facilities are the order of the day. The cart, disguised as a kerosene peddler's wagon, was suspicious because it had no spigot to dispense fuel. He wandered around and came to a cook wagon preparing some food. Synonyms carriage 1.4 A small cart or wheeled table used for serving drinks or food. 1.5 A vehicle like a camper used by gypsies or circus performers. Example sentencesExamples Sullivan stood staring at a colorful gypsy wagon lumbering down a side lane out of sight. He then built a big top and circus wagons, which were all painted their trademark ‘Giffords red’. All around them the bandits waited on horseback, except for Calderon who sat on the gypsy wagon's seat whistling a calming melody to his horses. But in our case, we must not only build a caravan of gypsy wagons with our own two hands - but make an entire sideshow carnival! Once the council realises its mistake and I'm allowed to stay, I'll get gypsy wagons down here to repair and put on show. Synonyms covered cart, van 1.6informal short for station wagon Example sentencesExamples Today, 4Matic is available on all Mercedes sedans and wagons. On the opposite end of the scale, SUVs are large, heavy lumps that transport people and stuff looking marginally ‘cooler’ than wagons and vans. But he didn't answer, simply stumbled into the middle of the road, disrupting the monotonous traverse of the sedans and hatchbacks and wagons. But to dismiss it as a squashed minivan or tall wagon does not do it justice. Are sports wagons an antidote to SUVs, or are they a niche unto themselves? My curiosity put me behind the wheel of an SE wagon which I chose over the sportier ZX3. A major recent trend is the popularity of a host of new style occasional four-wheel-drive wagons. Why aren't more different types of cars - namely hatchbacks, wagons and microcars - more readily available in the U.S.? The roads were snow covered but passable thanks to the cable chains on Edgard's front wheel drive VW wagon. Many consumers just preferred the SUV image and fun over the minivan and increasingly didn't even explore wagons. Subaru's very good Outback was one of the pioneers, and there are several European all-wheel drive wagons (think Audi and Volvo) for the image conscious. I certainly see there is plenty of good automotive art in this mix of new models and concept wagons. The lines on the cars are more defined and crisp than on previous Peugeot sedans and wagons. Exterior styling is a mix between a sports sedan and a luxury wagon, with the seating position of an SUV. If I'm not snowboarding in it, I'm driving my Suzuki wagon (complete with snow tyres) in it. My wife was complaining that her old Volvo wagon was acting up. The 2006 Ford Taurus has been made available as a sedan or a wagon. As I walked away from the Audi wagon, I noticed a couple of SUVs parked nearby. Then, as the rev counter swings past 2000 rpm, the wagon surges ahead and acceleration is more like a sporty petrol engine's. The front and rear bumper beams are aluminum, as are the hood and the wagon's tailgate. 1.7British A railroad freight car. Example sentencesExamples But walk she did, to a train station, where she climbed onto a coal wagon. For a long time, the line, its locomotives and wagons was the most reliable inland mode of transport for both passengers and goods. It appears that the deceased was employed shunting coal wagons, and at about the time stated he was in the neighbourhood of the Arley pit with an engine and wagon. Carriages and passengers were thrown into fields, freight wagons crashed into the gardens of railway cottages, flattening a shed, and ending up less than 20 feet from one of the houses. Each siding will accommodate a locomotive and wagons capable of transporting 210 vehicles. The threatened York rail manufacturer has been thrown a much-needed lifeline by rail freight company EWS, which has ordered a further 220 coal wagons. A spokesman for Railtrack's administrators said the train appeared to have been travelling at 75 mph - the maximum speed limit for freight wagons. The North Yorkshire Moors Railway provided a diesel locomotive and goods wagons to ferry water to the scene. His saloon car was written off in the incident and one of the railway wagons suffered axle and chassis damage. The remainder of his working life was spent at the carriage and wagon department at Swindon railway works. Heaps of coal from the shattered freight wagons lay scattered across the line, spilling right up to the very doors of the nearest homes. The railway has generally scoured Europe for suitable rolling stock and has also acquired some ballast wagons from Romania. I travelled by foot, by hitch-hiking and by clambering onto the wagons of freight trains. Mr Mantell has lived in Westbury for over 80 years working as a wagon repairer at the railway station since he was a teenager. Transport officials said one of the rear wagons may have derailed first, pulling others off the line. Fourteen wagons of timber left the track at Quintinshill, near Gretna, at 9.07 am. Trains 908m in length, and trailing 62 wagons, started transporting produce through the port last week. All railway wagons of the kind in the tragedy at Tebay have been removed from service by Network Rail pending its investigation. The company would also construct a 2.5km rail loop at the rail head for loading wagons and servicing locomotives. Railtrack said today it would not be in a position until tomorrow to say when the East Coast line would re-open, with several wagons and carriages remaining on the crash site. Synonyms carriage, compartment, van, pullman Phrases on (or off) the wagon informal (of an alcoholic) abstaining from drinking. Agnes was thinking of going on the wagon again Example sentencesExamples The legendary drinker said he had cut out alcohol and had Antabuse tablets inserted into his stomach to keep him on the wagon after he was warned that just one more drink could kill him. He has pretty much conceded that he drank too much before he turned 40, in 1986, and he has been on the wagon since. Jack is an aspiring writer, three months on the wagon after his alcoholism caused family problems. I have this crazy idea in my head that 05/05/05 is going to signal another period of being on the wagon and this time without the aid of drugs. He is, for now, on the wagon, having recognised he has alcohol and financial problems. It's a great cause and I know from my own futile efforts to stay on the wagon, a great gesture from the alcohol loving Smith. I usually go on the wagon for January as I am sick of booze after the excesses of December. But in 1996, he went on the wagon and, as he puts it, ‘started reclaiming the areas of my life I had let fall.’ After his dark drinking days, O'Neil clambered on the wagon only to find his Dad determined to drag him off. And yet, he's a former alcoholic who's been on the wagon for 12 years. Synonyms sober, teetotal, non-drinking, clear-headed, as sober as a judge fix someone's wagon Bring about a person's downfall or spoil their chances of success. Example sentencesExamples This should fix his wagon and get him to eat some veggies! Until recently, Earl had always called his son Little Ray, but his wife nagged him so much about using just the boy's proper name that he took to calling him Just Ray - just to fix her wagon. Keisha is going to fix his wagon, once and for all. He tells them both that's he gonna fix their wagon for good, and you just know he means it. We shall fix his wagon at some stage but for now he's draining my creative juices and Gill's too. Other teams would have the whole summer to find a way to fix his wagon. He's off addressing a rally, railing at a do-nothing Legislature, at greedy teachers and nurses, saying he'll fix their wagon with a special election this fall. The old soldier, who learned a long time ago to recognize deception and diversion, is gonna fix their wagon. And since the governor plans to withhold our tax refund an extra month, we'll fix her wagon and file our return a month earlier. If you move your car but don't sit in it until 8, the parking officer going up and down the block issuing $50 tickets will fix your wagon. off the wagon (of an alcoholic) drinking after a period of abstinence. she fell off the wagon two days after making a resolution to quit Example sentencesExamples On the anniversary of the accident a couple months back she fell off the wagon and decided to stay in the mud. The alcoholism came to the fore when Stirling fell off the wagon during a trip to Spain organised by the Scottish Ladies Golf Association at the start of the year. The album fared miserably on the charts, however, and Zevon again fell off the wagon. Cal then proceeds to ‘befriend’ an alcoholic, whom he pushes off the wagon before attempting to seduce his wife. She stood by me when I fell off the wagon and kept me from retreating behind my carefully constructed walls during a mini-meltdown last fall. He went on long benders, landed in detox wards, returned to his studio and soon fell off the wagon again. As for other stuff, I fell off the wagon for a while, but now I'll happily report that I've jumped back on, and I'll remain entirely sober until my birthday. In a remarkably frank interview he reveals why he drinks, how he fell off the wagon disastrously this summer, and why the love of his family makes him determined to keep fighting to be sober Best, 58, publicly fell off the wagon earlier this year when he was fined £1,500 and banned from driving for 20 months after being convicted of drink-driving. The star had a liver transplant in 2002 and vowed never to drink again but fell off the wagon last year. Origin Late 15th century: from Dutch wagen; related to wain. noun.1 phr.
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