stagecoach

noun

stage·​coach ˈstāj-ˌkōch How to pronounce stagecoach (audio)
: a horse-drawn passenger and mail coach running on a regular schedule between established stops

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The property was owned in the 1800s by one of the early Big Sur settler families, the Pfeiffers, who operated a lodge and cabins for visitors who came by stagecoach. Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025 Nearly 200 buildings in the historic downtown district are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including a 1779 stagecoach stop that today is the Old Talbott Tavern, the oldest bourbon bar in the world. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025 There are several Civil War Westerns where a stagecoach full of gold is robbed. Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025 The Inn at Narrow Passage is an 18th-century stagecoach inn along the Shenandoah River. Tykesha Spivey Burton, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stagecoach

Word History

First Known Use

1658, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stagecoach was in 1658

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“Stagecoach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stagecoach. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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stagecoach

noun
stage·​coach ˈstāj-ˌkōch How to pronounce stagecoach (audio)
: a coach pulled by horses that carries passengers and mail and runs on a schedule between established stops
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