"Conestoga wagon" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Conestoga wagons [plural]
Etymology: From the Conestoga River in Pennsylvania, USA, whose settlers presumably developed early forms. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Conestoga wagon (plural Conestoga wagons)
  1. A heavy covered wagon with a curved boatlike body popular in the United States from about 1750–1850. Wikipedia link: Conestoga wagon Synonyms: Dutch wagon, Conestoga, Conestoga wain, Conestogoe wagon Related terms: prairie schooner
    Sense id: en-Conestoga_wagon-en-noun-Vlfrsh2R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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