Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
vagão
noun
vah-GOWN
Definition
A large, fully enclosed car for transporting goods or passengers on a railway.
Examples
- The vagão was filled with coal for transport.
- Commuters were waiting at the station for the next vagão to arrive.
- He watched the vagão roll by as it carried containers across the country.
Meaning
In Portuguese, ‘vagão’ typically refers to a freight car or train carriage, essential for railway transportation.
Synonyms
- carriage
- railcar
- freight car