: a covered wagon used by pioneers in cross-country travel
called alsoprairie wagon
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebForbes helped coordinate the prairie schooner’s stops in Harford County, working to find accommodations and entertainment for the JGL members and organizing community events. David Anderson, baltimoresun.com, 18 Mar. 2021
Word History
First Known Use
1837, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
prairie schooner
noun
: a long covered wagon used by pioneers to cross the prairies