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Conestoga wagon

Conestoga wagon Meaning & Definition
Conestoga wagon Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Conestoga wagon?

[n] a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century

Synonyms | Synonyms for Conestoga wagon: Conestoga | covered wagon | prairie schooner | prairie wagon

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See Also | caravan | train | waggon | wagon | wagon train

Conestoga wagon In Webster's Dictionary

\Con`es*to"ga wag`on\ or wain \wain\ [From Conestoga, Pennsylvania.] A kind of large broad-wheeled wagon, usually covered, for traveling in soft soil and on prairies.

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