mule train
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mule train
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Leading a mule train into the tunnels, Ondro faces a calamity that enters the history books.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
In 1884 he made an expedition to the shores of high-altitude Lake Titicaca in Peru, with astronomical equipment packed in by mule train.
From Scientific American • Aug. 18, 2023
From cradle to grave they have been harnessed into a “debt” mule train like the one that was the trademark of the Borax soap that as an actor Reagan hawked on TV.
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2019
The mule train crossed the Potomac River and arrived in the nation’s capital June 19, and participants joined thousands of others in a rally for jobs, peace and freedom.
From Seattle Times • May 12, 2018
Beyond the mule train the road was empty and we climbed through the hills and then went down over the shoulder of a long hill into a river-valley.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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