prairie schooner

短语

n. 长形布篷马车, 草原篷车

词形变化

prairie schooners 复数 prairie schooners

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A covered wagon, especially one of the relatively light, cheap, and boxy design popular in the United States during the 19th century.

    历史

词汇关系

词源

From the sail-like appearance of the wagons' covers when traversing tall grass.

来源:wiktionary