German word

Waggon

Pronunciation

IPA/ˌvaˈgɔ̃ː/

Meaning

  • masculine nountrain car

Example

Am Bahnhof stehen mehrere Waggons.

Several train cars are at the station.

Illustration for Waggon (train car)

More examples

Im Personen-Waggon herrschte dichter Andrang.

There was a crush of people in the passenger railcar.

Core concept

A single rail vehicle coupled into a train, carrying passengers or freight in its own compartment.

Common phrases

  • Personen-Waggon

    passenger railcar

  • im Waggon

    in the train car

Similar words

Wagen: A general rail vehicle used to carry people or goods.
Personenwagen: A rail vehicle designed to transport passengers.
Güterwagen: A rail vehicle designed to carry freight.
Triebwagen: A self-propelled rail vehicle with its own driving power.

Definition in German

Ein Fahrzeug auf Schienen, das als einzelne Einheit eines Zuges Personen oder Güter befördert.

Word origin

German Waggon is a railway-era borrowing from English wagon, a word related to German Wagen.

Usage tips

  • Waggon is masculine, with the standard forms der Waggon and die Waggons.

Other meanings

  • wagonnoun
  • passenger carnoun

Opposites

  • Triebwagenpowered railcarnoun

Related words

  • Personenwaggonpassenger railcarnoun
  • Waggonabteiltrain-car compartmentnoun

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