Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A historical overland route to the western United States extending from various cities on the Missouri River to the Oregon Country and later Oregon Territory. It was a major path of western migration from the early 1840s until the coming of the railroad in the 1870s.
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Examples
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Most came overland in covered wagons, starting off in Missouri and proceeding via numerous routes jointly dubbed the Oregon Trail.
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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Most came overland in covered wagons, starting off in Missouri and proceeding via numerous routes jointly dubbed the Oregon Trail.
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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In general the game could be described as Oregon Trail meets African bush.
Archive 2009-05-28 Mr. Byrne 2009
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The great early mid-continental highway, known as the Oregon Trail or the Overland Trail, was by way of the Missouri up the Platte Valley, thence across the mountains.
The Passing of the Frontier; a chronicle of the old West Emerson Hough 1890
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The Oregon Trail was the pathway for Fremont in 1842, perhaps the most overvalued explorer of all the West; albeit this comment may to some seem harsh.
The Passing of the Frontier; a chronicle of the old West Emerson Hough 1890
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'Shark Yourself' at Discovery Channel, 'Oregon Trail' and Arduinos ...
Engadget 2010
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Are you pleased with the update Oregon Trail and Carmen Sandiego have received?
Oregon Trail, Carmen Sandiego Coming To Facebook Bianca Bosker 2011
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Two blasts from the past--"The Oregon Trail"and "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?"
Oregon Trail, Carmen Sandiego Coming To Facebook Bianca Bosker 2011
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When we used to share a computer, there were intense debates over whose turn it was to play Oregon Trail, but now the fights stem from a seemingly small gadget: the iPod adapter cord.
Allison Fitts: Sister, Sister: Sharing Allison Fitts 2012
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Are you pleased with the update Oregon Trail and Carmen Sandiego have received?
Oregon Trail, Carmen Sandiego Coming To Facebook Bianca Bosker 2011
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