Conestoga wagon

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

noun

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

Conestoga wagon

/ ˌkɒnɪˈstəʊɡə /

noun

1. a large heavy horse-drawn covered wagon used in the 19th century

Word History and Origins

Origin of Conestoga wagon¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Conestoga wagon¹

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

Example Sentences

Among American inventions the Conestoga wagon must forever be remembered with respect.

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These trains are swifter and more agreeable for nomads than the camel of the desert or the Conestoga wagon of the prairie.

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It is not certain at this time whether English or German styles influenced the Conestoga wagon most.

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Better the times of the Conestoga wagon, when everybody lived fat, than these railroad times, when labor goes around begging.

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In a few moments Samson and Peasley arrived, with the latter's team hitched to a Conestoga wagon.

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