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wagon train

noun

U.S. History.
  1. a train of wagons and horses, as one carrying military supplies or transporting settlers in the westward migration.



wagon train

noun

  1. a supply train of horses and wagons, esp one going over rough terrain

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wagon train1

First recorded in 1800–10

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