wagon train

American  

noun

U.S. History.

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

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wagon train British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of wagon train

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

In “Sacrament,” Straight turns her singular focus to a handful of nurses camping in a wagon train of funky, sweltering trailers near the hospital they call Our Lady.

From Los Angeles Times

It was followed by “The Oregon Trail,” with Radcliffe as an uptight preacher, Viswanathan as another character bored by societal restraints, and Buscemi as the fugitive outlaw leading their wagon train west.

From Los Angeles Times

Once Americans had supplanted plodding wagon trains with swift rail travel, the drama and the grandeur of the California coast were irresistible for railroads and passengers.

From Los Angeles Times

“What was it like for the people who were on those wagon trains going to Oregon back in the day?”

From Washington Times

He came overland from New Mexico with a wagon train expedition called the Rowland Workman party; he was a tailor and a rifleman, both handy skills in the new frontier.

From Los Angeles Times