English Dictionary

Hoover wagon

名詞

アメリカ英語 歴史的

(US, chiefly historical) A broken-down or permanently out-of-gas car pulled by a horse, chiefly in the US during the Great Depression.

日本語の意味

大恐慌時代のアメリカで、故障または燃料切れにより動かなくなった自動車を馬に牽引させたもの。

During the Depression my grandfather hitched a horse to our Hoover wagon and we slowly made our way to the market.

大恐慌の頃、祖父は馬を繋いで、ガス欠で動かない馬に引かれた古い車に乗って、私たちはゆっくり市場へ向かった。

意味（1）

(US, chiefly historical) A broken-down or permanently out-of-gas car pulled by a horse, chiefly in the US during the Great Depression.

The Americans had Hoover Wagons, which were engineless or permanently out-of-gas automobiles drawn by mules or horses. The Canadian name was Bennett Buggies.

Hoover wagons （ plural ）