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covered wagons

covered wagons is the plural of covered wagon.

Meaning of covered wagon

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

Questions about covered wagons

What is covered wagons the plural of?
Covered wagons is the plural of covered wagon.

Words near covered wagons in the dictionary

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

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