Definition of stagecoach
: a horse-drawn passenger and mail coach running on a regular schedule between established stops
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Recent Examples of stagecoach from the Web
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Yes, those are real Wells Fargo stagecoach wheels out front.
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Because in 1861 a 25-year-old Missouri riverboat pilot named Sam Clemens boarded a stagecoach bound for the same territory.
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In 2002, his daughter, Katie Potter, her partner and their then 2-year-old daughter rode in a stagecoach at the head of the parade as its grand marshal.
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All of this continues to hang over the 165-year-old stagecoach company and could further tarnish its once-wholesome reputation.
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Yes, those are real Wells Fargo wood stagecoach wheels out front.
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Lucretia was buried before Morse could arrive home by stagecoach.
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The property, located at the old Hoagland stage stop on the Barlow and Sanderson stagecoach line, is surrounded by vast tracts of National Forest and BLM land.
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There’s also plenty to do for the kids, including arts and crafts, stagecoach rides, equestrian performances, face painting, a petting zoo, pony rides and lucha libre wrestling.
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First Known Use of stagecoach
1658
STAGECOACH Defined for English Language Learners
stagecoach
playDefinition of stagecoach for English Language Learners
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: a large carriage pulled by horses that was used in the past to carry passengers and mail along a regular route
STAGECOACH Defined for Kids
stagecoach
playDefinition of stagecoach for Students
: a coach pulled by horses that runs on a schedule from place to place carrying passengers and mail
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