- US Canadian a large wagon with an arched canvas top, used formerly for prairie travel
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cov•ered wag•on /ˈkʌvɚd ˈwægən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Transporta large wagon with a high canvas top, esp. such a wagon used by pioneers to cross the North American plains in the 19th century.
cov′ered wag′on,
- Transporta large wagon with a high, bonnetlike canvas top, esp. such a wagon used by pioneers to transport themselves and their possessions across the North American plains during the westward migrations in the 19th century.
- Rail Transport[Brit. Railroads.]a boxcar.
- 1735–45, American.
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covered wagon n
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