Conestoga wagon
Conestoga wagon noun: a heavy covered wagon with a curved boatlike body popular in the United States from about 1750–1850.
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Noun
Conestoga wagon (plural Conestoga wagons)
- A heavy covered wagon with a curved boatlike body popular in the United States from about 1750–1850.
- The heavy and boat-shaped Conestoga wagon should not be confused with the lighter and cheaper prairie schooners that largely replaced them.
- During the summer and fall the covered broad-wheeled Conestoga wagons, moved by four or six splendid draught-horses, were constantly employed in transporting the productions of the county to market.1866, Stewart Pearce, Annals of Luzerne County: A Record of Interesting Events, Traditions, and Anecdotes, J. B. Lippincott & Co., page 344
- Synonyms:
- Dutch wagon, Conestoga, Conestoga wain
Synonyms of Conestoga wagon
- Dutch wagon
- Conestoga
- Conestoga wain
Forms of Conestoga wagon
| plural | Conestoga wagons |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Conestogoe wagon |
Origin of Conestoga wagon
From the Conestoga River in Pennsylvania, USA, whose settlers presumably developed early forms.
Questions about Conestoga wagon
- What does Conestoga wagon mean?
- Conestoga wagon means a heavy covered wagon with a curved boatlike body popular in the United States from about 1750–1850.
- What part of speech is Conestoga wagon?
- Conestoga wagon is a noun.
- What is the plural of Conestoga wagon?
- The plural of Conestoga wagon is Conestoga wagons.
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