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covered wagon
Conestoga wagon
Conestoga
prairie wagon
prairie schooner
Definition: a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century
Definition: A heavy, freight-hauling cart with a canvas cover drawn by mules, oxen or horses. It should not be confused with the lighter prairie schooner that was used extensively during the westward expansion of the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conestoga_wagon].