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covered wagon

covered wagon noun: a wagon with a frame (typically arched) over which a canvas cover is fixed.

Noun

covered wagon (plural covered wagons)

  1. (historical) A wagon with a frame (typically arched) over which a canvas cover is fixed.
  2. (UK) A covered goods wagon.
    • The advantages of the train ferry in combining through running (without double handling) with speed and relatively large loads are shown in the decision of the Swedish State Railways to build 100 large covered and 50 open wagons for working to Britain by the ferry services, although the route from...1962 February, “Talking of Trains: British-owned ferry wagons”, in Modern Railways, page 83
    Synonyms:
    prairie wagon, whitetop, prairie schooner, ambulance, van

Synonyms of covered wagon

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Forms of covered wagon

pluralcovered wagons

Questions about covered wagon

What does covered wagon mean?
Covered wagon means a wagon with a frame (typically arched) over which a canvas cover is fixed.
What part of speech is covered wagon?
Covered wagon is a noun.
What is the plural of covered wagon?
The plural of covered wagon is covered wagons.

Words near covered wagon in the dictionary

  1. covered shorts
  2. covered someone's ass
  3. covered the buckle
  4. covered the waterfront
  5. covered up
  6. covered wagon
  7. covered wagons
  8. covered way
  9. covered ways
  10. coveredst
  11. coverer

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