mule train

noun

1. a line of pack mules or a line of wagons drawn by mules.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mule train¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

In 1884 he made an expedition to the shores of high-altitude Lake Titicaca in Peru, with astronomical equipment packed in by mule train.

From Scientific American

For example, plugging a well site in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas will entail an agency airdrop of big equipment, like drilling machinery and skid steers, while workers and lighter gear will reach the site by mule train.

From New York Times

After two voyages, Drake quit and formed an alliance with escaped slaves to knock off a Spanish mule train carrying gold and silver across Panama.

From New York Times

Squads of scientists have packed in 1,000 pounds of gear by mule train for riverscape surveys, counting fish in every riffle, glide and pool.

From Seattle Times

In Mississippi, they’ll help the city of Marks redesign the park where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. began the Poor People’s Campaign, leading a mule train to Washington in 1968.

From Washington Times