Definition of stagecoach
: a horse-drawn passenger and mail coach running on a regular schedule between established stops
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Discoveries of gold at Julian and in the desert to the east brought many hopeful miners to the scorching San Diego County desert, and many stagecoaches loaded with suspicious characters.
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Against a forbiddingly beautiful landscape of red rock and imposing sky, two men wait for a stagecoach.
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The museum highlights Wells Fargo's history in the Alaska Gold Rush era, including an almost-to-scale stagecoach.
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Wade House Historic Site: Arts & Crafts Fair, features Wisconsin artists and craftsmen, food and stagecoach rides, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 27, W7965 State Highway 23, Greenbush, (920) 526-3271.
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The stagecoach doesn’t show up and the preacher soon vanishes from the scene, though not before bequeathing his clothes, his Bible and his identity to a stranger waiting nearby.
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Three million onlookers gathered in the streets to cheer as the queen made her way to Westminster Abbey in a 24-foot-long gold stagecoach.
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Next up is Wells Fargo, forever playing up its stagecoach.
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The expansive museum allows modern treasure hunters and the curious to learn the history of the Lost Dutchman's Mine, the story of Hacksaw Tom, who held up stagecoaches from 1905 to 1915 without firing a shot, and Elvis.
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First Known Use of stagecoach
1658
STAGECOACH Defined for English Language Learners
Definition 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
Definition 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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