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For something to be useful to the spirit is not very valuable to get your covered wagon across the desert. We have adopted that attitude so thoroughly that any American father whose son tells him he wants to write poetry will be embarrassed.
Miller Williams

Meaning of "covered wagon" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COVERED WAGON

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COVERED WAGON

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Covered wagon is a noun.
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WHAT DOES COVERED WAGON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

covered wagon

Covered wagon

The Covered wagon, also known as a Prairie Schooner, has become a cultural icon of the American Old West. Although covered wagons were commonly used for transporting goods within the United States, in the mid-nineteenth century thousands of Americans took them across the Great Plains from developed parts of the Midwest to places in the West such as California, Oregon, Colorado, and Montana. Overland immigrants typically used farm wagons, fitting them with five or six wooden bows that arched from side to side across the wagon bed, then stretching canvas or some other sturdy cloth over the bows, creating the cylindrical cover. Sometimes, these wagons would be as long as 15 ft. Covered wagons were primarily used to transport goods. Small children, the elderly, and the sick or injured rode in them, but since the wagons had no suspension and the roads were rough, many people preferred to walk, unless they had horses to ride. Crossing the Mississippi on the ice, 19th century While covered wagons traveling short distances on good roads could be drawn by horses, those crossing the plains were usually drawn by a team of two or more pairs of oxen.

Definition of covered wagon in the English dictionary

The definition of covered wagon in the dictionary is a large wagon with an arched canvas top, used formerly for prairie travel.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COVERED WAGON

cover-mounted
cover-shoulder
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coverable
coverage
coverall
coveralls
Coverdale
covered
covered market
coverer
covering
covering fire
covering letter
coverless
coverlet
Coverley
covermount
covers
coversed sine

WORDS THAT END LIKE COVERED WAGON

baggage wagon
bandwagon
battlewagon
chip wagon
chuck wagon
Conestoga wagon
dinner wagon
dragon
goods wagon
jump on the bandwagon
mammy wagon
off the wagon
on the wagon
paddy wagon
patrol wagon
police wagon
station wagon
tank wagon
tea wagon
wagon

Synonyms and antonyms of covered wagon in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «covered wagon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COVERED WAGON

Find out the translation of covered wagon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of covered wagon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «covered wagon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

棚车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

carro cubierto
570 millions of speakers

English

covered wagon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कवर वैगन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عربة مغطاة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

крытый вагон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

carroça
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আচ্ছাদিত ঢালু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

wagon couvert
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kereta tertutup
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Planwagen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ほろ馬車
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

포장 마차
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wagon katutup
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

toa xe được bảo hiểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூடப்பட்ட வேகன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झाकण असलेली वॅगन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kapalı vagon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

carro coperto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Covered Wagon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

критий вагон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

căruță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καλύπτεται βαγόνι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

huifkar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

täckt vagn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dekket vogn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of covered wagon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COVERED WAGON»

The term «covered wagon» is regularly used and occupies the 96.344 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COVERED WAGON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about covered wagon

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2 QUOTES WITH «COVERED WAGON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word covered wagon.
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Julie Adams
I remember so vividly playing a scene with Jimmy Stewart. I was in the back of a covered wagon, and we were doing this little talk in the wilderness. They did his close-up first. I was looking at him and thinking, 'How does he do that?' He is not 'doing' anything, and yet everything is there.
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Miller Williams
For something to be useful to the spirit is not very valuable to get your covered wagon across the desert. We have adopted that attitude so thoroughly that any American father whose son tells him he wants to write poetry will be embarrassed.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COVERED WAGON»

Discover the use of covered wagon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to covered wagon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Covered Wagon
The story follows a caravan of early settlers as they make their way from the Midwest to the Pacific coastline. The novel offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives of pioneers.
Emerson Hough, 2011
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Covered Wagon Women: Diaries and Letters from the Western ...
These stations, placed every twenty or thirty miles, ensured that travelers would be able to obtain grain for their livestock and food for themselves. They also sped up the process of mail delivery to remote Western outposts.
Marça E. Montoya, David Duniway, Kenneth L. Holmes, 1999
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Best of Covered Wagon Women: Emigrant Girls on the Overland ...
Domestic roles did not define the girls’ trail experience; only the four oldest in this collection recorded helping with chores.
Kenneth L. Holmes, 2011
4
If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon
Answers questions about what it was like to travel to the Oregon Territory by covered wagon, crossing rivers, mountains, and prairie.
Ellen Levine, 1992
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Covered Wagon Women: Diaries & Letters from the Western Trails
Allen and her compatriots, in this volume of Covered Wagon Women, experienced a journey much different than that of their predecessors.
Kenneth L. Holmes, David Duniway, Elliott West, 2000
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Grandma Essie's Covered Wagon
Grandma Essie describes how her family left Missouri by covered wagon looking for a better life and lived in Kansas and Oklahoma before returning to Missouri.
David Williams, 1993
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A Covered Wagon Girl: The Diary of Sallie Hester, 1849-1850
This popular series opens the door to the thoughts and feelings of famous and not-so-famous young people throughout history.
Sallie Hester, Christy Steele, Ann Hodgson, 2000
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1918 Covered Wagon Adventure
The family in this story needed to move from Boise, Idaho, to Boulder, Colorado.
Janet C. Kahler, 2006
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Covered Wagon Days: A Journey Across the Plains in the ...
Covered Wagon Days recreates the daily progress of Dickson's party, which included his guardians, Joshua and Rebecca Ridgley.
Albert Jerome Dickson, Arthur Jerome Dickson, 1989
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Oregon Trail Stories: True Accounts of Life in a Covered Wagon
Today almost all traces of the Oregon Trail have been obliterated by settlement, but these stories of courage, stamina, and adventure in the wide-open West survive, offering readers a fascinating first-hand account of life on the trail ...
Twodot, David Klausmeyer, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COVERED WAGON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term covered wagon is used in the context of the following news items.
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Author retraces Oregon Trail in covered wagon
DAMARISCOTTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Rinker Buck had a dream. His brother, Nick, decided to share it, and together they stepped back ... «WCSH-TV, Jul 15»
2
Couple journeys on Trail of Tears in mule-drawn wagon
Along the way, drivers slow and reach out of their windows to take pictures of the canvas-covered wagon adorned with signatures of people ... «Westside Eagle Observer, Jul 15»
3
When the rains came and the rivers rose
The Ozark Mill and wooden covered wagon bridge that spanned the Finley at Ozark prior to the 1909 flood. The remnants of the wagon bridge ... «Marshfield Mail, Jul 15»
4
What's old is New Washington: Community celebrates 200th this …
The grandest item is an authentic covered wagon — a hulking heirloom from the Bower family. Their ancestors from North Carolina used the ... «Evening News and Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Civil War Veteran Finally Gets Headstone on Callaway Grave
... Jennie Goodel Bloss, and they moved with his younger brother, John, to Nebraska, taking the train and then covered wagon to get here. «Sand Hills Express, Jul 15»
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Oregon Trail story retold at Seaside library
They traded their land for a covered wagon and oxen team, and along with other family members, began the perilous trip west. Their daughter ... «Coast Weekend, Jul 15»
7
Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines now exclusively offers airplane flights …
Keeping with the ambience of the ranch, accommodation options include a 2-person covered wagon or a 4-person bunk room. On the next day, ... «ITCM, Jul 15»
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Memory of crush proves to be a false one
She loved to tell the story of traveling by covered wagon as a little girl to Missouri. During the trip, the Indians surrounded the group of women ... «Appleton Post Crescent, Jul 15»
9
Store takes patrons back to bygone era
... Eagle area and, after realizing the residents had no general store, opened for business, first out of a covered wagon, and later a small shop. «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
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THEN 'N NOW
Archie and Edna Keegan, Vale, drove their covered wagon, pulled by the white team, while a 12-year old by drove their surrey, pulled by their ... «Rapid City Journal, Jul 15»

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