wagonway

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noun

A railway designed for use by trams or wagons.

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Meanings

nounwagonway (plural wagonways)

plural wagonways

  1. A railway designed for use by trams or wagons.

    This line, described as a valuable feeder to the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway, was opened on July 8, 1836, and superseded the older wagonway.

    1942 May-June, Charles E. Lee, “The Brampton Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 140

Origin

From wagon + way.

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APA

wagonway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wagonway

MLA

“wagonway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wagonway. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wagonway,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wagonway.

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