covered wagon

== English == === Noun === covered wagon (plural covered wagons) (transport, historical) A wagon with a frame (typically arched) over which a canvas cover is fixed. (rail transport, UK) A covered goods wagon. ==== Synonyms ==== (covered wagon): prairie wagon, whitetop; prairie schooner (sometimes proscribed); ambulance (obsolete) (covered train car): van ==== Hyponyms ==== (covered wagon): Conestoga wagon, Conestoga; prairie schooner; Conestoga wain (obsolete) === References === “covered wagon”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.