WAGON TRAIN


Meaning of WAGON TRAIN in English

n

a long line of covered wagons used for journeys in the US Old West . They often carried families going to settle in the West but were also used to move military and other supplies. Wagon Train was a popular NBC television series (1957–65) about people making such a journey.

See also Conestoga wagon .

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