wagon train

noun

: a column of wagons (as of supplies for a group of settlers) traveling overland

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These connect all the way back to the family’s first wagon train trek from Texas to Montana. Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024 The wagon train runs for multiple days along the same route the pioneers took and is a favorite of Jensen. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2024 In 1852, a wagon train to Van Buren delivered apples to be sent by boat to Little Rock. arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024 His grandparents had come to California on wagon trains in the 1850s from Pennsylvania and New York. Jake Whitney, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wagon train 

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wagon train was in 1810

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“Wagon train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wagon%20train. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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