CONESTOGA WAGON


Meaning of CONESTOGA WAGON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkä-nə-ˈstō-gə- ]

noun

Etymology: Conestoga, Pa.

Date: 1717

: a broad-wheeled covered wagon drawn usually by six horses and used especially for transporting freight across the prairies — called also Conestoga

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