Because the tops of the wagons reminded people of ships at sea.
the nick name for a very larged covered waggon is called a PRAIRIE SCHOONER
Another name for covered wagons is a prairie schooner.
Prairie Schooner wagons were painted with blue bodies and red wheels. These wagons were used in westward expansion of the United States.
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Wagon trains.
the nick name for a very larged covered waggon is called a PRAIRIE SCHOONER
Another name for covered wagons is a prairie schooner.
There is no difference. Prairie schooner is a poetic name for a covered wagon (technically called a Conestoga wagon).
The covered wagon was the main means of travel for about two centuries of American history. The wagon box was covered in hoops with a canvas tarp on top. Another name for the covered wagon was prairie schooner because the white canvas top looked like a ship's sails as it moved along the prairie.
Prairie Schooner wagons were painted with blue bodies and red wheels. These wagons were used in westward expansion of the United States.
They were called Covered Wagons.
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Conestoga wagons
Conestoga wagons
The Prairie Schooner was lighter and smaller than the Conestoga wagon and so it required less horses to pull it. Both of these wagons had a bonnet that covered the box.
Covered wagons were also known as "Prairie Schooners".
It is not wagon trains. Groups of covered wagons are called prairie schooners. But we can also call it wagon trains, I guess.