covered wagon

noun

: a wagon with a canvas top supported by bowed strips of wood or metal

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Visitors can try the area’s signature raspberry shakes and stay in waterfront rentals, covered wagons, lodges, or campgrounds. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026 Immersive museums, covered wagon campgrounds, pageants, and hands-on historical sites breathe life into Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books and make her characters come alive. — Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 22 June 2026 The public can also spend the night at The Haunted Forest, which has tiny houses, covered wagons and camping sites. — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025 Previously, the area that would become the Wyoming Territory had been a transitory place that covered wagons passed through on their way west. — Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025

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First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of covered wagon was in 1719

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covered wagon

noun
: a wagon with an arched canvas top
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