Wagon

See also: wagon and wagōn

English

Alternative forms

• Waggon

Etymology

Derived either as a synonym of Wain, i.e. Charles' Wain, or directly from the wagonlike shape of the constellation. Compare also the synonym Northern Waggoner.

See wagon and wain.

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Proper noun

the Wagon

1. (astronomy) A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid.

   Synonyms: (especially US) Big Dipper, (especially UK) Plough, (archaic, UK) Charles' Wain, (obsolete, US) Drinking Gourd, (Asia) Northern Ladle, (obsolete) Northern Waggoner, (obsolete, UK) Wain, Great Wagon, Bandwagon, Saptarishi, Saucepan, triones

Derived terms

• Great Wagon

Anagrams

• Gowan, gowan, Wogan, wango, wonga

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Wagon m (strong, genitive Wagons, plural Wagons or Wagone)

1. Alternative spelling of Waggon