covered wagon
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A wagon with a canvas top, historically used by pioneers.
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- The covered wagons rolled across the vast prairies.
- Pioneers traveled west in covered wagons seeking new opportunities.
- Each covered wagon was a self-contained home for the long journey.
- The trail was often marked by the tracks of countless covered wagons.
- Crossing rivers was a dangerous task for those in covered wagons.
- Children peered out from under the canvas of their covered wagon at the new landscape.
- You can see a replica of a covered wagon at the local history museum.
- The covered wagon became an enduring symbol of American westward expansion.
- The frame of the covered wagon was typically made of sturdy wood.
- A long train of covered wagons stretched across the horizon.