Conestoga wagon

[ kon-uh-stoh-guh, kon- ]

/ ˈkɒn əˈstoʊ gə, ˌkɒn- /

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noun

a large, heavy, broad-wheeled covered wagon, used especially for transporting pioneers and freight across North America during the early westward migration.

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Also called Con·es·to·ga.

Origin of Conestoga wagon

First recorded in 1690–1700; named after Conestoga, Pa., where it was first made

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How to use Conestoga wagon in a sentence

Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation A Pennsylvania-based wood cabinet and specialty products manufacturer.
The 26 Next Hobby Lobbys|Abby Haglage|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The owners of Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood cannot be allowed to impose their religious beliefs on their employees.
In Hobby Lobby Ruling, a Court So Wrong in So Many Ways|Sally Kohn|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Conestoga Wood, which makes wood cabinets, is owned by conservative Mennonites.
In Hobby Lobby Ruling, a Court So Wrong in So Many Ways|Sally Kohn|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With some superglue from Hobby Lobby and some wood from Conestoga, you can build yourself one heck of a dangerous slippery slope.
What's Religious About Corporate America Cheating Workers?|Sally Kohn|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood are trying to evade this requirement by creating a new category of faith—corporate religion.
What's Religious About Corporate America Cheating Workers?|Sally Kohn|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He commenced experimenting with paddle-wheels when a mere boy, in 1779, visiting an aunt living on the bank of the Conestoga.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine|Robert H. Thurston
About thirty large Conestoga wagons, each drawn by four stout bullocks, were moving along slowly and in single file.
In Hostile Red|Joseph Altsheler
The first shot from the "Conestoga" struck the water a few feet from the "Yankee," and, ricochetting, plunged into her hull.
The Naval History of the United States|Willis J. Abbot.
An hour's hard work with axes and crowbars, and the draw was swung far enough to let pass the "Conestoga" and the "Lexington."
The Naval History of the United States|Willis J. Abbot.
Rhoda took the Conestoga bonnet from the top of the Entailed Hat box, and arrayed herself in it, to the rector's exceeding wonder.
The Entailed Hat|George Alfred Townsend

British Dictionary definitions for Conestoga wagon

Conestoga wagon

/ (ˌkɒnɪˈstəʊɡə) /

noun

US and Canadian a large heavy horse-drawn covered wagon used in the 19th century

Word Origin for Conestoga wagon

C19: after Conestoga, Pennsylvania, where it was first made

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