fourgon
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Etymology 1
Noun
fourgon (plural fourgons)
- (rail transport) A French baggage wagon.
- 1942 February, “Notes and News: The London-Paris Club Trains”, in Railway Magazine, page 53:
- The usual composition of the L.C.D.R. train was three saloon cars of Wagons-Lits stock, with a Wagons-Lits fourgon or van at one end, while the S.E.R. train, as shown, had two saloons and the fourgon, with a 6-wheel S.E.R. brake at the other end.
- An ammunition wagon.
Etymology 2
Noun
fourgon (plural fourgons)
- (geometry) A polygon with four sides; a quadrilateral.
Synonyms
French
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *furicōnem, from *furicāre, from Latin furō (“to steal”).
Pronunciation
Noun
fourgon m (plural fourgons)
- poker, fire poker
- (archaic) coach, wagon
- (archaic, military) truck
- van
- Synonym: fourgonnette
- minivan
- Synonyms: fourgonnette, mini-fourgon, mini-fourgonnette
- (rail transport) goods wagon, freight car
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Descendants
Further reading
- “fourgon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.