"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 wagon with a frame (typically arched) over which a canvas cover is fixed. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Transport
    Sense id: en-covered_wagon-en-noun-sJHcScp0 Topics: transport
  2. (rail transport, British) A covered goods wagon. Tags: British Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms (covered train car): van Synonyms (covered wagon): prairie wagon, whitetop, prairie schooner [proscribed, sometimes], ambulance [obsolete] Hyponyms (covered wagon): Conestoga wagon, Conestoga, prairie schooner, Conestoga wain [obsolete]
    Sense id: en-covered_wagon-en-noun-YNIdIWGQ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport Disambiguation of 'covered train car': 14 86 Disambiguation of 'covered wagon': 26 74 Disambiguation of 'covered wagon': 26 74

Inflected forms

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