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prairie schooner

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A covered wagon, drawn by horses or oxen, that was used by pioneers in crossing the North American prairies and plains.

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  • noun A horse-drawn wagon used to transport people and goods in the American west of the 18th and 19th centuries.

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  • noun a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century

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