Conestoga Wagon Definition

känəstōgə

noun

A broad-wheeled covered wagon used for hauling freight in colonial America.

Webster's New World

A large cart with a canvas cover drawn by mules, oxen or horses and used extensively during the Westward Expansion of the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

Synonyms:
prairie wagon
prairie-schooner
conestoga
covered wagon

Other Word Forms of Conestoga Wagon

Noun

Singular:

Conestoga wagon

Plural:

conestoga-wagons

Origin of Conestoga Wagon

Perhaps introduced by settlers from the Conestoga Valley of Pennsylvania in about 1725.

From Wiktionary
After Conestoga , a village of southeast Pennsylvania

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition