Con·es·to·ga

(kŏn′ĭ-stō′gə)

n. pl. Conestoga or Con·es·to·gas

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Conestoga - a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century

Conestoga wagon, covered wagon, prairie schooner, prairie wagon

waggon, wagon - any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor

caravan, wagon train, train - a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file; "we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels"; "they joined the wagon train for safety"

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