wagon train
noun /ˈwæɡən treɪn/
/ˈwæɡən treɪn/
- a long line of wagons and horses, used by people travelling west in North America in the 19th centuryCultureWagon trains often carried families going to settle in the West but were also used to move military and other supplies. Wagon Train was a popular NBC television series (1957-65) about people making such a journey.see also Conestoga wagon