Meaning

1 senses

  1. A number of horse-drawn wagons traveling together for safety.

    a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file

Examples

1 sentences

  1. The overland trails and the relatively slow pace of the wagon trains were deceptively peaceful.

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Forms

plural: wagon trains
Singularwagon train
Pluralwagon trains

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file:caravantrain

Word family

5 related words
Relatedbaggage trainquartermaster trainwagoneerwagonmasterwagonmistress

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
wagglewagonB1wailwaistB2waistband
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