| 单词 | conestoga wagon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasConestoga wagon Conestoga wagon n. now historical a type of large covered wagon originating in Pennsylvania; cf. Pennsylvania wagon n. at Pennsylvania n. 2b. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > [noun] > covered > large for travelling Conestoga wagon1717 Conestoga1901 1717 J. Logan Acct. 31 Dec. in Papers Lancaster County Hist. Soc. 57 (1953) 114 To James Hendricks of Conestogoe viz. Conestogoe Waggon & Store. 1734 Pennsylvania Gaz. 11 July 3/2 John Hobart..gives this Publick Notice to his Friends and others, that he is now removed to the Sign of the Conestogoe Waggon in Market-Street. 1851 C. Cist Sketches & Statistics Cincinnati 308 The stage coach and ponderous Conestoga wagon rolling over the scientifically built turnpike. 1931 J. T. Adams Epic of Amer. vi. 148 Thousands..crossed the mountains on foot or in Conestoga wagons. 2006 C. Frazier Thirteen Moons ii. vi. 107 Junius came riding up one morning in a big boat-shaped Conestoga wagon heaped above the gunwales with all his possessions. < as lemmas |
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