Conestoga wagon
noun/ˌkɒnɪstəʊɡə ˈwæɡən/
/ˌkɑːnɪstəʊɡə ˈwæɡən/
(also Conestoga)
- a large covered wagon used by Americans who moved west between 1725 and 1850. The wagons were first made in the Conestoga Valley of eastern Pennsylvania.
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