stagecoach
noun
stage·coach
ˈstāj-ˌkōch 
: a horse-drawn passenger and mail coach running on a regular schedule between established stops
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When the inn closed in the 1830s — as the B&O Railroad replaced the stagecoach as a means of travel — the post office moved to nearby Savage.
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Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
The railroad didn’t arrive until 1913, which meant that locals were still taking the stagecoach 50 years after the transcontinental routes were built.
—Elaine Glusac, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
Sub out a stagecoach for Imperator Furiosa's War Rig, and the whole thing might as well be the most gonzo John Ford movie ever made.
—and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024
Others contend the community was the sixth stagecoach stop outside Detroit.
—Mark Lett, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2024
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Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
The railroad didn’t arrive until 1913, which meant that locals were still taking the stagecoach 50 years after the transcontinental routes were built.
—Elaine Glusac, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
Sub out a stagecoach for Imperator Furiosa's War Rig, and the whole thing might as well be the most gonzo John Ford movie ever made.
—and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024
Others contend the community was the sixth stagecoach stop outside Detroit.
—Mark Lett, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Stagecoach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stagecoach. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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stagecoach
noun
stage·coach
ˈstāj-ˌkōch
: a coach pulled by horses that carries passengers and mail and runs on a schedule between established stops
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