"covered wagon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: covered wagons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} covered wagon (plural covered wagons)
  1. (transport, historical) A horse- or mule-drawn wagon with an arched canvas-covered framework. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Transport
    Sense id: en-covered_wagon-en-noun-JpXvevUp Topics: transport
  2. (rail transport, British) A covered goods wagon, a van. Tags: British Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-covered_wagon-en-noun-2Elu9FcA Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for covered wagon meaning in English (2.1kB)

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