"Travois" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples

"Travois" Meaning

A travois is a frame, typically made of branches or a wooden frame with a running thong or strap, used by Native Americans to carry or drag loads, such as goods, equipment, or even the wounded. It was especially useful for traveling through snowy or unstable terrain where a cart or sled might be impractical.

"Travois" Examples

Usage Examples: travois

A woman, tired out by the cold and rain, was forced to walk 50 miles through the snow on a travois laden with the bodies of three drowned children. (From "To Build a Fire" by Jack London)
Her people no longer destroyed villages when they moved war parties toward distant valleys; they transported goods and families on travois; and there was less savagery in all their lives. (From "Little House on the Prairie" by Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Swords, shields, and arrows were tossed on the travois, and we followed the tracks of the bison to where we could remind them of those slaughtered. (From "The North American Sagas" by Gudmund Janson)
Three hours after they set out, Rika heard a cry.
"Are you carrying anything but food?" Her words seemed slow; she held up a basket."Other things," he answered slowly. "My pack is very heavy." Rika tried to find the weight intellectually, as you do with strange words overdue translation in your dictionary. Likely duffel bags shared between Edna and Sed die still weigh about one quarter as much as these individuals had.