wagon train

noun

: a column of wagons (as of supplies for a group of settlers) traveling overland

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Montpelier’s National Oregon/California Trail Center also offers a wagon train experience, simulating the experience of 1850s travelers. Nathan Diller, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 The wagon train sped down the flat farm road lined by scrub oak, making good time. Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2026 James meets rough-and-ready cowboy Shea Brennan (Sam Elliott) upon arrival in Fort Worth and joins his wagon train heading West. Rendy Jones, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Feb. 2026 Still etched into the land below were the ruts left by pioneer wagon trains from more than 160 years ago. Pierce Miletich, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wagon train

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First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wagon train was in 1810

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“Wagon train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/wagon%20train. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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