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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Arriving in Tucson, in 1924 by train, to begin service as an elementary school teacher, the only transport from the train station to Globe was by stagecoach on dirt roads.
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Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
Even as the telegraph supplanted the Pony Express and railroads replaced the stagecoach and the Conestoga wagon, the U.S. equine population grew seemingly without end, increasing sixfold between 1840 and 1900 to more than 21 million horses and mules.
—Erik Brynjolfsson, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
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.
—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
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Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
Even as the telegraph supplanted the Pony Express and railroads replaced the stagecoach and the Conestoga wagon, the U.S. equine population grew seemingly without end, increasing sixfold between 1840 and 1900 to more than 21 million horses and mules.
—Erik Brynjolfsson, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
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.
—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
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“Stagecoach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stagecoach. Accessed 27 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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