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ice wagons

ice wagons is the plural of ice wagon.

Meaning of ice wagon

Noun

ice wagon (plural ice wagons)

  1. (historical) A wagon used for carrying ice.
    • A proposed $14 million redesign of the city's main artery will bring new traffic lights, crossing signals, and bike lanes to a thoroughfare that can still seem frozen in the days of ice wagons and daily milk deliveries.2015 March 7, James Sullivan, “Traces of Sinatra fade in Hoboken”, in The Boston Globe, Boston, M.A.: Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 May 2022
  2. (slang) A very slow player.
    • He can't hit a thing or he can't get it over the base, or he's an ice wagon on the bases, they say.1914, William T. Ellis, "Billy" Sunday: The Man and His Message, Philadelphia, P.A.: Universal Book and Bible House, page 274

Questions about ice wagons

What is ice wagons the plural of?
Ice wagons is the plural of ice wagon.

Words near ice wagons in the dictionary

  1. ice up
  2. ice VI
  3. ice volcano
  4. ice volcanoes
  5. ice wagon
  6. ice wagons
  7. ice water
  8. ice wedge
  9. ice wedges
  10. ice well
  11. ice wells

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