Waggon

railway carriage

noun vah-GOHNG Rare

Origin: from English via French

Also means

wagon

Usage Note

Waggon (also spelled Wagon) is masculine and means a single railway car; the more native synonym is Wagen. The plural is Waggons, and freight cars are Güterwaggons.

Examples

"Der letzte Waggon des Güterzugs war leer."

Natural Translation

The last carriage of the freight train was empty.

Literal Translation

The last carriage of-the freight-train was empty.

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