hackney coach
noun
: a coach kept for hire
especially
: a four-wheeled carriage drawn by two horses and having seats for six persons
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The diffuse forms of the Berlin Cathedral, Brandenburg Gate, and Leipziger Platz are still unmistakable against a foreground of pedestrians in modern dress, hackney coaches, and other symbols of the Industrial Revolution.
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“Hackney coach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hackney%20coach. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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