HyperDic: wagon_train

English > 1 sense of the expression wagon train:
NOUNgroupwagon train, caravan, traina procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
English > wagon train: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file.
Example "they joined the wagon train for safety"
Synonymscaravan, train
Memberscovered wagon, Conestoga wagon, Conestoga, prairie wagon, prairie schoonerA large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top
BroaderprocessionThe group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
Spanishcaravana
Catalancaravana

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