covered wagon

covered wagon

n.

A large wagon covered with an arched canvas top, used especially by American pioneers for prairie travel.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

covered wagon - 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, Conestoga 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"