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Conestoga wagon

Con·es·to·ga wag·on [ kònnə stṓgə wàggən ] (plural Con·es·to·ga wag·ons)


noun 
Definition:
 
large covered wagon: a large heavy wagon with a high rounded canvas covering, usually drawn by six horses and used for long-distance freight transportation in North America during the 18th and 19th centuries

[Early 18th century. After a village in SE Pennsylvania]
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