单词 | prairie ship |
释义 | > as lemmasprairie ship prairie ship n. now rare = prairie schooner n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > [noun] > covered > as used by emigrants in America prairie schooner1837 prairie ship1847 prairie wagon1848 ambulance1850 prairie clipper1870 1847 Independent Amer. & Gen. Advertiser (Platteville, Wisconsin Territory) 21 May The prairie ship was loosened from her moorings on the lands of Mr. Lindsey Lewis. 1862 R. F. Burton City of Saints (ed. 2) 22 The wain is literally a ‘prairie ship’: its body is often used as a ferry. 1922 E. Hough Covered Wagon i. 4 A dull dust cloud arose, softening the outlines of the prairie ships. < as lemmas |
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