What is the meaning of Travois?

A frame, often consisting of two poles tied together at one end to form a V-shaped structure with the vertex attached to a dog, horse, etc., or held by a person and the other ends touching the ground, which was used by indigenous peoples (notably the Plains Aboriginals of North America) to drag loads over land.

  1. A similar piece of equipment used to transport something by dragging; especially a stretcher dragged by a horse, mule, etc., used to transport an ill or injured person.
  2. A sled dragged by a horse or ox to transport logs, with one end of each log on the sled and the other end touching the ground.

A similar piece of equipment used to transport something by dragging; especially a stretcher dragged by a horse, mule, etc., used to transport an ill or injured person.

A sled dragged by a horse or ox to transport logs, with one end of each log on the sled and the other end touching the ground.

To transport (someone or something) by means of a travois.

To use a travois to transport a load.

Source: wiktionary.org