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Definition: Conestoga Wagon |
Conestoga WagonNoun1. 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. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Conestoga WagonSynonyms: covered wagon (n), prairie schooner (n), prairie wagon (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Vehicle | Truck, tram; cariole, carriole; limber, tumbrel, pontoon; barrow; wheel barrow, hand barrow; perambulator; Bath chair, wheel chair, sedan chair; chaise; palankeen, palanquin; litter, brancard, crate, hurdle, stretcher, ambulance; black Maria; conestoga wagon, conestoga wain; jinrikisha, ricksha, brett, dearborn, dump cart, hack, hackery, jigger, kittereen, mailstate, manomotor, rig, rockaway, prairie schooner, shay, sloven, team, tonga, wheel; hobbyhorse, go-cart; cycle; bicycle, bike, two-wheeler; tricycle, velocipede, quadricycle. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Conestoga wagon drawn by four mules, probably in Maryland or Virginia. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
conestoga wagon | 69 |
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| Language | Translations for "Conestoga wagon"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Hungarian | ekhós szekér (covered waggon, covered wagon, prairie schooner). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | onestogacay agonway | ||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-g-g-n-n-o-o-o-s-t-w" | |
-5 letters: wagonages. | |
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