plaustrum — meaning in English

English meaning

• cart noun A small wheeled vehicle used for carrying goods, pushed or pulled by a person, animal, or motor.
• wagon noun A four-wheeled vehicle used for carrying heavy loads, historically pulled by horses.

Senses

plaustrum is used for these senses in English:

• Big Dipper (constellation, especially, US) A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart, and a part of the constellation Ursa Major which includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid. [from 1845] The other stars comprising it are Alioth, Megrez, Merak, and Phecda.
• cart A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, often with two wheels on one axle, more often used for transporting goods than passengers.

cart — full definition

1. noun A small wheeled vehicle used for carrying goods, pushed or pulled by a person, animal, or motor.
2. verb To transport or move something, often with effort or reluctance.

wagon — full definition

1. noun A four-wheeled vehicle used for carrying heavy loads, historically pulled by horses.
2. verb To transport something by wagon.

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