Meaning
railway carriage, wagon
- a railway carriage for carrying passengers or freight
- a large quantity or figurative heap of something
In a sentence
Il nostro posto prenotato si trova nel terzo vagone.
Our booked seat is in the third carriage.
I passeggeri hanno camminato lungo il vagone per trovare posto.
The passengers walked along the carriage to find a seat.
Quel treno merci non aveva più di dieci vagoni.
That freight train did not have more than ten wagons.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| vagone | masculine · singular |
| vagoni | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Often interchangeable with 'carrozza' for passenger trains, though 'carrozza' is preferred on high-speed rail tickets.
- 'Vagone merci' specifically denotes a freight wagon.