Oregon Trail

noun

1. a route used during the U.S. westward migrations, especially in the period from 1840 to 1860, starting in Missouri and ending in Oregon. About 2,000 miles (3,200 km) long.

Oregon trail

noun

1. an early pioneering route across the central US, from Independence, W Missouri, to the Columbia River country of N Oregon: used chiefly between 1804 and 1860. Length: about 3220 km (2000 miles)

Oregon Trail

1. The route over which settlers traveled to Oregon in the 1840s and 1850s; trails branched off from it toward Utah and California . The Oregon Trail passed through what is now Missouri , Kansas , Nebraska , Wyoming , and Idaho .

Example Sentences

In “The Oregon Trail,” Brunstetter paralleled the modern-day struggles of a young woman with the higher-stakes perils of her video game counterpart.

From New York Times

Christian missionaries arrived, heightening cultural tensions while thousands of westward-bound Oregon Trail emigrants streamed through.

From Seattle Times

“I picture a grave in the middle of this barren terrain — a pixelated grave like the old ‘Oregon Trail’ computer game...

From Los Angeles Times

The museum includes a cafe and exhibits on the history of local tribes that were living near the Oregon Trail when settlers began pouring into the Oregon Territory in the late 1830s.

From Seattle Times

Returning to Oxbow, it was a 70-mile drive through scenic farmland and marshes near a portion of the Oregon Trail to the city of Baker City, home of the stately Geiser Grand Hotel.

From Seattle Times