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n. schuilplaats; beschutting; deksel; omslag; envelop--------v. bedekken; verslaan; verbergen; beschermen; afleggen; onder vuur hebbencover1[ kuvvə] 〈→ Sporttermen: CricketSporttermen: Cricket/〉3 omslag ⇒ stofomslag, boekband7 → cover charge cover charge/8 → cover point cover point/9 → cover version cover version/♦voorbeelden:1 dekmantel ⇒ voorwendsel, mom♦voorbeelden:take cover • dekking zoeken, (gaan) schuilenthis policy provides cover against burglary • deze polis biedt dekking tegen inbraakunder cover • heimelijk, in het geheim; verborgen————————cover2→ cover up cover up/II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉2 beslaan ⇒ omvatten, bestrijken5 verslaan ⇒ verslag uitbrengen over/van7 dekken ⇒ bescherming/een alibi geven9 beheersen ⇒ controleren, bestrijken♦voorbeelden:a covered wagon • een huifkarcover in • overdekkenhe was covered in/with blood • hij zat ónder het bloedcover over • bedekkenthe two towns cover 50 square miles • de twee steden beslaan/strekken zich uit over 50 vierkante mijlwe aren't covered against fire • we zijn niet tegen brand verzekerd7 covered from behind by his partner • met rugdekking van/in de rug gedekt door zijn maat8 keep them covered! • hou ze onder schot!→ cover up cover up/
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covered wagon — covered wagons N COUNT A covered wagon is a wagon that has an arched canvas roof and is pulled by horses. Covered wagons were used by the early American settlers as they travelled across the country … English dictionary
covered wagon — ☆ covered wagon n. a large wagon with an arched cover of canvas, used by American pioneers … English World dictionary
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covered wagon — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms covered wagon : singular covered wagon plural covered wagons a vehicle pulled by horses that has a curved top like a tent, used in the past by people travelling across North America … English dictionary
covered wagon — A vehicle well known in history and romantic legends. The vehicle by which the pioneers traveled west. A large wagon having a canvas cover. A covered wagon traveling from place to place, in which prostitution is carried on, may constitute a house … Ballentine's law dictionary
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covered wagon — 1. a large wagon with a high, bonnetlike canvas top, esp. such a wagon used by pioneers to transport themselves and their possessions across the North American plains during the westward migrations in the 19th century. 2. Brit. Railroads. a… … Universalium
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covered wagon — noun Date: 1719 a wagon with a canvas top supported by bowed strips of wood or metal … New Collegiate Dictionary
covered wagon — /kʌvəd ˈwægən/ (say kuvuhd waguhn) noun Chiefly US a large wagon with a canvas top …