Conestoga wagon
a large, heavy, broad-wheeled covered wagon, used especially for transporting pioneers and freight across North America during the early westward migration.
Origin of Conestoga wagon
1- Also called Con·es·to·ga.
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Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation A Pennsylvania-based wood cabinet and specialty products manufacturer.
The owners of Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood cannot be allowed to impose their religious beliefs on their employees.
In Hobby Lobby Ruling, a Court So Wrong in So Many Ways | Sally Kohn | June 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTConestoga Wood, which makes wood cabinets, is owned by conservative Mennonites.
In Hobby Lobby Ruling, a Court So Wrong in So Many Ways | Sally Kohn | June 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWith some superglue from Hobby Lobby and some wood from Conestoga, you can build yourself one heck of a dangerous slippery slope.
What's Religious About Corporate America Cheating Workers? | Sally Kohn | March 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood are trying to evade this requirement by creating a new category of faith—corporate religion.
What's Religious About Corporate America Cheating Workers? | Sally Kohn | March 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He commenced experimenting with paddle-wheels when a mere boy, in 1779, visiting an aunt living on the bank of the Conestoga.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine | Robert H. ThurstonAbout thirty large Conestoga wagons, each drawn by four stout bullocks, were moving along slowly and in single file.
In Hostile Red | Joseph AltshelerThe first shot from the "Conestoga" struck the water a few feet from the "Yankee," and, ricochetting, plunged into her hull.
The Naval History of the United States | Willis J. Abbot.An hour's hard work with axes and crowbars, and the draw was swung far enough to let pass the "Conestoga" and the "Lexington."
The Naval History of the United States | Willis J. Abbot.Rhoda took the Conestoga bonnet from the top of the Entailed Hat box, and arrayed herself in it, to the rector's exceeding wonder.
The Entailed Hat | George Alfred Townsend
British Dictionary definitions for Conestoga wagon
/ (ˌkɒnɪˈstəʊɡə) /
US and Canadian a large heavy horse-drawn covered wagon used in the 19th century
Origin of Conestoga wagon
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