The difference between Rolling stock and Wagon

When used as nouns, rolling stock means all vehicles that move on a railway, powered or unpowered, whereas wagon means a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads.


Wagon is also verb with the meaning: to load into a wagon in preparation for transportation.

check bellow for the other definitions of Rolling stock and Wagon

  1. Rolling stock as a noun (railroads, uncountable, collectively):

    All vehicles that move on a railway, powered or unpowered.

  2. Rolling stock as a noun (countable, less common):

    Any such vehicle.

  1. Wagon as a noun:

    A four-wheeled cart for hauling loads.

  2. Wagon as a noun:

    A four-wheeled child's riding toy, pulled or steered by a long handle attached to the front.

  3. Wagon as a noun (by extension):

    An enclosed vehicle for carrying goods or people; a lorry, a truck.

  4. Wagon as a noun:

    An enclosed vehicle used as a movable dwelling; a caravan.

  5. Wagon as a noun:

  6. Wagon as a noun (slang):

  7. Wagon as a noun (rail transport):

    A freight car on a railway.

    Examples:

    "synonyms goods wagon q1=Britain"

  8. Wagon as a noun (chiefly, Australia, US, slang):

    ; a sport utility vehicle (SUV); any car.

  9. Wagon as a noun (Ireland, slang, derogatory, dated):

    A woman of loose morals, a promiscuous woman, a slapper; a woman regarded as obnoxious; a bitch, a cow.

    Examples:

    "synonyms Thesaurus:promiscuous woman"

  1. Wagon as a verb (transitive, chiefly, US):

    To load into a wagon in preparation for transportation; to transport by means of a wagon.

  2. Wagon as a verb (intransitive, chiefly, US):

    To travel in a wagon.