Phrase guide

goods wagon

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A railway wagon for carrying freight.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: freight wagon, freight car, goods carriage, freight carriage, goods truck, freight truck, railway wagon

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rolling stock, vehicle, railroad car, railcar, car, railway wagon, railway carriage

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 車皮 /车皮 (chēpí) — railway wagon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 貨車 /货车 (huòchē) — railway wagon
  • Danish: godsvogn — railway wagon
  • Dutch: goederenwagon — railway wagon
  • Esperanto: varvagono — railway wagon
  • Finnish: tavaravaunu — railway wagon
  • Georgian: სატვირთო ვაგონი (saṭvirto vagoni) — railway wagon
  • German: Güterwagen — railway wagon
  • Greek: βαγόνι (vagóni) — railway wagon
  • Hungarian: tehervagon — railway wagon
  • Hungarian: teherkocsi — railway wagon
  • Ido: varvagono — railway wagon
  • Ido: truko — railway wagon
  • Italian: vagone merce — railway wagon
  • Italian: carro merci — railway wagon
  • Italian: vagone merci — railway wagon
  • Japanese: 貨車 (kasha) — railway wagon
  • Korean: 화차 (hwacha) — railway wagon
  • Mongolian: ачааны вагон (ačaany vagon) — railway wagon
  • Mongolian: тээшний вагон (teešnii vagon) — railway wagon
  • Norwegian Bokmål: godsvogn — railway wagon
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: godsvogn — railway wagon
  • Polish: wagon towarowy — railway wagon
  • Romanian: vagon de marfă — railway wagon
  • Russian: това́рный ваго́н (továrnyj vagón) — railway wagon
  • Swedish: godsvagn — railway wagon
  • Tagalog: purgon — railway wagon