covered wagon
noun · /KUH-vurd WAG-un/
A covered wagon is a big wooden wagon with a cloth cover over the top. Long ago, families used covered wagons to carry people and supplies on long trips across land.
In a sentence
- "The family packed flour, blankets, and tools into the covered wagon before the sun came up."
- "A team of oxen slowly pulled the covered wagon across the wide, grassy prairie."