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Definition of Prairie schooner
1. Noun. A large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century.
Generic synonyms: Waggon, Wagon
Group relationships: Caravan, Train, Wagon Train
Definition of Prairie schooner
1. Noun. A horse-drawn wagon used to transport people and goods in the American west of the 18th and 19th centuries. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prairie Schooner
Literary usage of Prairie schooner
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"prairie schooner—contd. 1910 The next schooner I had any association with was
that venerable and faithful prairie schooner that floated so bravely and ..."
2. The Great Plains: The Romance of Western American Exploration, Warfare, and by Randall Parrish (1907)
"... Increase of Santa Fe Trade THE close of the Mexican war brought with it a new
era to the Plains. The reign of the prairie schooner then began in earnest ..."
3. With the Border Ruffians: Memories of the Far West, 1852-1868 by Robert Hamilton Williams (1907)
"Soon, as we topped a gentle rise on the prairie, we saw what we were in search
of—the great tilted wagon, or " prairie schooner," standing in solitude on a ..."
4. Our Country: West (1897)
"The hull or foundation of the prairie schooner is a double box about twelve and
one-half feet long. This box is usually three and a half feet wide, ..."
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