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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In fact, the taxpayers were held up like stagecoach passengers, and the technology behind Ivanpah, far from being a model of innovation, was quickly overtaken by photovoltaic solar energy.
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Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 7 Dec. 2025
Admission is waived, but stagecoach rides are $3 per person.
—Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
Black heroes on horseback included both men and women, like the gun-toting stagecoach driver Mary Fields and legendary steer wrestler Bill Picket.
—James Edward Mills, Outside, 25 Nov. 2025
Among these is the Inn at Mattei’s Tavern, a historic stagecoach stop (now an Auberge Collection resort) that hosted Hollywood stars including Reagan and Clark Gable.
—Justin Goldman, AFAR Media, 24 Oct. 2025
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Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 7 Dec. 2025
Admission is waived, but stagecoach rides are $3 per person.
—Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
Black heroes on horseback included both men and women, like the gun-toting stagecoach driver Mary Fields and legendary steer wrestler Bill Picket.
—James Edward Mills, Outside, 25 Nov. 2025
Among these is the Inn at Mattei’s Tavern, a historic stagecoach stop (now an Auberge Collection resort) that hosted Hollywood stars including Reagan and Clark Gable.
—Justin Goldman, AFAR Media, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Stagecoach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stagecoach. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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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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