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fourgon

fourgon noun: a French baggage wagon.

Noun (1)

fourgon (plural fourgons)

  1. A French baggage wagon.
    • 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.1942 February, “Notes and News: The London-Paris Club Trains”, in Railway Magazine, page 53
  2. An ammunition wagon.

Noun (2)

fourgon (plural fourgons)

  1. A polygon with four sides; a quadrilateral.
    Synonyms:
    quadrilateral

Synonyms of fourgon

Forms of fourgon

pluralfourgons

Origin of fourgon

Borrowed from French fourgon.

From four + -gon.

Questions about fourgon

What does fourgon mean?
Fourgon means a French baggage wagon.
What part of speech is fourgon?
Fourgon is a noun.
What is the plural of fourgon?
The plural of fourgon is fourgons.

Words near fourgon in the dictionary

  1. fourfoldness
  2. fourfolds
  3. fourfooted
  4. fourgie
  5. fourgies
  6. fourgon
  7. fourgons
  8. fourgram
  9. fourgrams
  10. fourhanded
  11. fourhandedly

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