Wagon Train (Noun)
Meaning
A procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file; "we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels"; "they joined the wagon train for safety".
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The pioneers joined a wagon train headed west in search of a better life and new opportunities.
- As the sun began to set, the wagon train came to a stop near a small stream to rest for the night.
- The family packed up their belongings and joined a wagon train of settlers traveling to the newly discovered gold fields.
- Traveling alone was too perilous, so they decided to join a wagon train for safety and companionship.
- The wagon train slowly made its way across the desert, a long line of covered wagons and weary travelers.