prairie schooner

American  

noun

1. a type of covered wagon, similar to but smaller than the Conestoga wagon, used by pioneers in crossing the prairies and plains of North America.

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prairie schooner British  

noun

1. a horse-drawn covered wagon similar to but smaller than a Conestoga wagon, used in the 19th century to cross the prairies of North America

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Etymology

Origin of prairie schooner

First recorded in 1835–45

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How does prairie-schooner compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• prairie schooner vs. Conestoga wagon

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Example Sentences

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prairie schooner

The most common wagon was the prairie schooner.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012

When it arrived, it turned out to be a steam engine instead of a prairie schooner and not such an irresistable choo-choo at that.

From Time Magazine Archive

For about $800, a family of four rides a prairie schooner driven by a hired hand, with stops along the trail to investigate the Smoky Hill River or the surrounding hills.

From Time Magazine Archive

There it will begin tests that will culminate in flights that could do for space colonization what the prairie schooner and the railroads did for the settling of America.

From Time Magazine Archive

Also, the prairie schooner had a seat where the driver, or at least his family, could ride during the seemingly endless days of the journey.

From Conestoga Wagons in Braddock's Campaign, 1755 by Donald H. Berkebile

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