open wagon
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English
Noun
open wagon (plural open wagons)
- (rail transport) An uncovered vehicle used for goods that do not need protection from the weather, although tarpaulins can be used to cover the load.
- 1954 April, A. R. G. Hawkins, “The Easingwold Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 271:
- For the trip over the grass-covered sleepers and between the cow-parsley and briars, an open wagon was added to the usual combination of locomotive and coach, for the benefit of those who wanted to take photographs.