Conestoga

/ˌkɑnɪˈstoʊɡə/ noun

Definition

A large, heavy covered wagon with arched canvas top, used by American pioneers to travel westward across the frontier.

Etymology

Named after the Conestoga Valley in Pennsylvania, where these wagons were manufactured in the 18th century. The valley itself was likely named after the Conestoga River or Conestoga people of the Iroquois Confederacy.

Kelly Says

The Conestoga wagon became so iconic that its name inspired the modern 18-wheeler truck design—the same curved, distinctive shape that made wagons stable on rough frontier roads now speeds goods across highways.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኮነስቶጋ
ko-nes-to-gah
ARالعربية
كونيستوغا
kun-is-to-gah
BNবাংলা
কনিস্টোগা
konis-to-gah
CACatalà
conestoga
kon-es-toh-gah
CSČeština
conestoga
kon-es-toh-gah
DADansk
conestoga
kon-es-toh-gah
DEDeutsch
Conestoga
kon-es-toh-gah
ELΕλληνικά
κονέστογα
kon-es-to-gah
ESEspañol
conestoga
kon-es-toh-gah
FAفارسی
کنستوگا
kon-es-to-gah
FISuomi
conestoga
kon-es-toh-gah
FRFrançais
conestoga
kon-es-toh-gah
GUGU
કોનેસ્ટોગા
ko-nes-to-gah
HAHA
conestoga
kon-es-toh-gah
HEעברית
קונאסטוגה
kona-stog-ah
HIहिन्दी
कॉनस्टोगा
kon-sto-gah
HUMagyar
conestoga
kon-es-toh-gah
IDBahasa Indonesia
conestoga
kon-es-toh-gah
IGIG
conestoga
kon-es-toh-gah
ITItaliano
conestoga
kon-es-toh-gah
JA日本語
コン Esto ga
konu esuto ga
KKKK
коннестога
kon-nes-to-gah
KMKM
កនេស្តូហ្គា
kon-es-to-gah
KO한국어
콘에스토가
kon-e-se-to-ga
MRMR
कॉनस्टोगा
kon-sto-gah
MSBahasa Melayu
conestoga
kon-es-toh-gah
MYမြန်မာ
ကွန်စတောဂါ
kun-ta-gah
NLNederlands
conestoga
kon-es-toh-gah
NONorsk
conestoga
kon-es-toh-gah
PAPA
ਕੌਨੇਸਟੋਗਾ
kon-es-to-gah
PLPolski
conestoga
kon-es-to-gah
PTPortuguês
conestoga
kon-es-toh-gah
RORomână
conestoga
kon-es-toh-gah
RUРусский
Коннестога
kon-nes-to-gah
SVSvenska
conestoga
kon-es-toh-gah
SWKiswahili
conestoga
kon-es-toh-gah
TAதமிழ்
கொனெஸ்டோகா
kon-es-to-kah
TEతెలుగు
కొనెస్టోగా
kon-es-to-gah
THไทย
คอนเนสโตกา
kon-nes-to-gah
TLTL
conestoga
kon-es-toh-gah
TRTürkçe
conestoga
kon-es-toh-gah
UKУкраїнська
Коннестога
kon-nes-to-gah
URاردو
کنسٹوگو
kon-es-to-goo
VITiếng Việt
conestoga
kon-es-toh-gah
YOYO
conestoga
kon-es-toh-gah
ZH中文
康斯托加
kāng sī tuō gā
ZUZU
conestoga
kon-es-toh-gah

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