covered wagon
nounDefinition of covered wagon
: a wagon with a canvas top supported by bowed strips of wood or metal
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Stay the night in a brand-new, impressively plush covered wagon at the Wagons at Rushmore Shadows, which includes a cowboy hot-dog dinner served around a fire (from $154). —S.P. — The Editors, Outside Online, "The Best Road Trips in North America," 10 June 2019 Giant bow frames mimicking covered wagons tower over the center’s three rustic buildings. — Kathleen Squires, WSJ, "A Traveler’s Guide to Oregon City, aka ‘Portland Without the Weird’," 27 Sep. 2018 The property once belonged to his great-grandfather August Schuckman, who came from Germany on a ship called Perseverance, as Brown likes to mention, and travelled to California by covered wagon after the gold rush. — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, "Inside California’s War on Trump," 19 Mar. 2018 Haunted Ghost Tours Tour of 1859 Jail and Marshal’s Home and covered wagon ride around the Independence Square to learn more grisly history. 7, 8 and 9 p.m. 217 N. Main. — Dan Kelly, kansascity, "Updated Halloween events: Trick-or-treating, haunted houses, pumpkins, mazes," 25 Oct. 2017 Instead, the settlers quickly colonized the arena, riding horse-drawn covered wagons and lip-syncing about the wonders of new frontiers. — Aisha Harris, Slate Magazine, "Springtime for the Confederacy," 24 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'covered wagon.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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