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fourgon¹

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Borrowed from French fourgon.

noun fourgons

  1. A French baggage wagon. The usual composition of the L.C.D.R. train was three saloon cars of Wagons-Lits stock, with a Wagons-Lits fourgon or van at one end, while the S.E.R. train, as shown, had two saloons and the fourgon, with a 6-wheel S.E.R. brake at the other end.
  2. An ammunition wagon.

fourgon²

Where it comes from

From four + -gon.

noun fourgons

  1. A polygon with four sides; a quadrilateral.

    Similar: quadrilateral

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fourgon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fourgon

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"fourgon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fourgon.

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@misc{fourgon_2026,
  title = {fourgon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fourgon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}