The Oregon Trail Word Search
Play a The Oregon Trail word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the terms and ideas of a school subject, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: PIONEER, WAGON, OXEN, PRAIRIE, RIVER, FORD, MOUNTAIN, SAGEBRUSH, CHOLERA, DYSENTERY, HOMESTEAD, FORT.
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The Oregon Trail word list, defined
- PIONEER /ˈpaɪəniər/ · noun
- A person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area. A person who is a leader or innovator in a particular field. Related: settler, explorer, trailblazer, pathfinder.
- WAGON /ˈwɒɡən/ · noun
- A large, horse-drawn vehicle with four wheels, typically used for transporting goods or people. A vehicle, especially a large one, used for carrying goods or people. Related: cart, carriage, vehicle, dray.
- OXEN /ɒksən/ · noun
- Plural of ox, referring to two or more domesticated cattle used for draught or labor. Oxen are often used for plowing fields or pulling carts. Related: cattle, beasts of burden, draught animals, oxen.
- PRAIRIE /ˈpreɪri/ · noun
- A large area of open grassland, typically in North America, with few trees and often with a mixture of grasses and wildflowers. A region of open grassland, often with a mixture of grasses and wildflowers. Related: grassland, meadow, plain, steppe.
- RIVER /ˈraɪər/ · noun
- A natural flowing body of water, often longer than a stream and smaller than a lake, typically with a bed and banks. Related: stream, brook, creek, watercourse.
- FORD /fɔːrd/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a ford is a shallow place in a river or stream where it can be crossed on foot or by vehicle. As a verb, to ford means to cross a river or body of water at such a shallow point. Related: crossing, cross, traverse.
- MOUNTAIN /ˈmaʊntɪn/ · noun
- A natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually over 300 meters (1,000 feet). Related: hill, peak, ridge, slope.
- SAGEBRUSH /ˈseɪdʒbrʌʃ/ · noun
- A shrub of the genus Artemisia, native to North America, having silvery-gray foliage and small yellow flowers. It is often used as a symbol of the American West. Related: brush, shrub, herb, weed.
- CHOLERA /ˈkɒlərə/ · noun
- An acute infectious bacterial disease of the small intestine, caused by Vibrio cholerae, characterized by severe watery diarrhoea and dehydration; also, historically, any of various illnesses marked by vomiting, diarrhoea, or cramps.
- DYSENTERY /ˈdɪsəntri/ · noun
- A disease of the intestines marked by severe diarrhoea with blood and mucus in the stools, caused by infection from bacteria, parasites, or amoebas. Related: bloody flux.
- HOMESTEAD /hɑmˈstɛd/ · noun
- A house and surrounding land, especially a farm or smallholding owned and occupied by the person who works it. A person's home and the surrounding land, especially a farm or smallholding. Related: farm, estate, manor, plantation.
- FORT /fɔːt/ (British), /fɔːrt/ (US) · noun
- A fortified building or strategic position used for military defense, typically enclosing troops, weapons, or supplies behind walls or earthworks. Related: stronghold, fortress, garrison, citadel.
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