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Webster 1913 Edition

Fourgon

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Fourˊgon′

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Noun.

[F.]

(Mil.)

(a)

An ammunition wagon.

(b)

A French baggage wagon.

Definition 2024

fourgon

fourgon

English

Noun

fourgon ‎(plural fourgons)

A French baggage wagon.
An ammunition wagon.

French

Etymology

Originally from Vulgar Latin *furicō, furicōnem, from *furicāre, from Latin furō ‎(“I steal”).

Noun

fourgon m ‎(plural fourgons)

poker, fire poker
(archaic) coach, wagon
(archaic, military) truck
van
(rail transport) caboose

Derived terms

fourgon mortuaire
fourgonnette

Descendants

English: fourgon
Portuguese: furgão