wagon train
nounDefinition of wagon train
: a column of wagons (as of supplies for a group of settlers) traveling overland
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The West is a saga of God and commerce, homesteaders and cowboys, politicians and opportunists, wagon trains and slaughtered natives, grizzlies and coyotes, and mesas, buttes and gorges. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: The American West is dying. Christopher Ketcham’s ‘This Land’ is a rallying cry to save it," 26 July 2019 There were women on the Mayflower and on the first wagon trains west, working alongside the men to forge new trails to new vistas. — Amber Jorgenson, Discover Magazine, "Meet the Mercury 13: Women Fight for Spaceflight," 20 May 2019 Lusich said the entire family would later move Nixon to Florida, forming a wagon train of vehicles that traveled across Interstate 10. — CBS News, "Memorial services begin for 12 victims of Virginia Beach shooting," 6 June 2019 To some extent, the wagon train is a self-fulfilling prophecy. — Kyle Stock, The Seattle Times, "Richer Americans are skipping SUVs for station wagons," 7 Jan. 2019 Giant video screens project images of buffalo running, and wagon trains moving through a backdrop of mountains and open range. — Philip Kennicott, kansascity, "St. Louis’ Gateway Arch emerges with new name, skeptical view of western expansion," 3 July 2018 Giant video screens project images of buffalo running, and wagon trains moving through a backdrop of mountains and open range. — Philip Kennicott, kansascity, "St. Louis’ Gateway Arch emerges with new name, skeptical view of western expansion," 3 July 2018 Giant video screens project images of buffalo running, and wagon trains moving through a backdrop of mountains and open range. — Philip Kennicott, kansascity, "St. Louis’ Gateway Arch emerges with new name, skeptical view of western expansion," 3 July 2018 Giant video screens project images of buffalo running, and wagon trains moving through a backdrop of mountains and open range. — Philip Kennicott, kansascity, "St. Louis’ Gateway Arch emerges with new name, skeptical view of western expansion," 3 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wagon train.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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