conestoga

• Grand chariot lourd à roues larges et bâche en toile cintrée, utilisé historiquement par les pionniers américains au XIXe siècle pour transporter des marchandises et des familles à travers les prairies.

A large, heavy wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top, historically used by American pioneers in the 19th century to transport goods and families across the prairies.

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   A large, heavy wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top, used by American pioneers in the 19th century to transport goods and families across the prairies.

   Conestoga (chariot bâché)

   • The pioneers loaded their belongings into a Conestoga for the journey west.
   • A Conestoga wagon could carry up to six tons of freight.
   • The museum displayed a restored Conestoga from the 1800s.

   Synonymesconestoga wagoncovered wagonprairie schooner