What does "conestoga wagon" mean?

A heavy covered wagon with a curved boatlike body popular in the United States from about 1750–1850.

What is a synonym for "conestoga wagon"?

Common synonyms include: caravan, conestoga, covered wagon, prairie schooner, prairie wagon, van.

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1
A heavy covered wagon with a curved boatlike body popular in the United States from about 1750–1850.
"The heavy and boat-shaped Conestoga wagon should not be confused with the lighter and cheaper prairie schooners that largely replaced them."
2
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 wordnet

"The heavy and boat-shaped Conestoga wagon should not be confused with the lighter and cheaper prairie schooners that largely replaced them."

From the Conestoga River in Pennsylvania, USA, whose settlers presumably developed early forms.