单词 | conestoga wagon |
释义 | Conestoga wagon[ kon-uh-stoh-guh, kon- ] / ˈkɒn əˈstoʊ gə, ˌkɒn- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR Conestoga wagon ON THESAURUS.COM nouna large, heavy, broad-wheeled covered wagon, used especially for transporting pioneers and freight across North America during the early westward migration. Also called Con·es·to·ga. Origin of Conestoga wagonFirst recorded in 1690–1700; named after Conestoga, Pa., where it was first made Words nearby Conestoga wagoncone pepper, cone plant, cone pulley, cone shell, con espressione, Conestoga wagon, coney, Coney Island, conf., confab, confabulate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Conestoga wagonConestoga wagon / (ˌkɒnɪˈstəʊɡə) / nounUS and Canadian a large heavy horse-drawn covered wagon used in the 19th century Word Origin for Conestoga wagonC19: after Conestoga, Pennsylvania, where it was first made Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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