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/prˈɛri skˈunər/ Listen

Prairie schooner

noun

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. Synonyms: Conestoga, Conestoga wagon, covered wagon, prairie wagon.

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"Prairie schooner" Quotes from Famous Books

... the wagon now," observed Mrs. Wilder as she caught sight of the big white-covered wagon, called a prairie schooner in the old days, bobbing over the plains ...

— Comrades of the Saddle - The Young Rough Riders of the Plains • Frank V. Webster

... they cantered again. The tiny ponies, sure-footed as mules, made their way over the steep inclines of the hilly country with astonishing daintiness, but although they maintained a fair and even speed it was sunset when the white top of the prairie schooner came into sight, drawn up beside a stream and sheltered by a group of great trees. Several Mexican ponies were pastured near it. The curtains at the end of the wagon were parted and fastened back and inside Donald could catch a glimpse ...

— The Story of Wool • Sara Ware Bassett

Words linked to "Prairie schooner" : wagon train, waggon, prairie wagon, wagon, covered wagon, train, caravan