CONESTOGA WAGON - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[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

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	Synonyms:	Conestoga, covered wagon, prairie schooner, prairie wagon

	See Also:	caravan, train, waggon, wagon, wagon train

Products Dictionary

	Definition:	Conestoga Wagon In this history of the Conestoga wagon, readers will learn how these strong wagons were used during pioneer times to carry goods, and people, all across the United States. Illustrated with color paintings. more details ...

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\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.