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fourgons

fourgons is the plural of fourgon.

Meaning of fourgon

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

Questions about fourgons

What is fourgons the plural of?
Fourgons is the plural of fourgon.

Words near fourgons in the dictionary

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

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