Meaning of covered wagon | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A wagon with a frame (typically arched) over which a canvas cover is fixed.
   historical
2. A covered goods wagon.
   British

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Examples

“The advantages of the train⟳ ferry in combining through running (without double⟳ handling) with speed⟳ and relatively large loads are shown in the decision of the Swedish State Railways to build⟳ 100 large covered and 50 open⟳ wagons for working to Britain by the ferry services, although the route from Sweden to any destination in the U.K. via Zeebrugge/Harwich is comparatively circuitous; the first of the Swedish covered wagons has already run⟳ through to London.”

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