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stagecoach

noun

Definition of stagecoach

as in buckboard

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Recent Examples of stagecoach Another historic gem, Black Mountain Inn, was built in the 1830s as a stagecoach stop. — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026 This Gold Rush-era stagecoach stop turned 11-room waterfront retreat offers relaxing amenities, including fireplaces, outdoor fire pits, and freestanding soaking tubs. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2026 From there, letters were ferried by boat and trotted by stagecoach up to North Carolina, where important correspondence was loaded onto a steam locomotive to Virginia. — Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026 As in Radio Flyer, stagecoach, wooden-panel and former Roadmasters. — Jesus R. Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stagecoach

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Noun

The suspension mods make the Dinan drive hard and thrashy, stiff as a Bavarian buckboard.

— Dan Neil, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2017

Definition of buckboard

Noun

During the period known as the Xi (Western) Zhou dynasty (1046–771 bce), warfare had been dominated by aristocratic elites and chariot forces and was generally conducted by armies smaller than those of subsequent centuries.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
Moments later, Sol’s chariot resumed its fiery march across the sky, just as modern science predicted.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of chariot

Noun

The company also has experience running trucks commercially with empty cabs.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Earlier this summer René Rechtman, the CEO of Moonbug Entertainment, found himself in the back of a New York City taxi cab, traveling from the Bowery up to midtown.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of cab

Noun

If Austen had ever conceived one of her novels as a Regency Bachelorette, with the suitors driving up in barouches, the unmarried heroine would have ordered them all to turn around and go home.

— Tom Gliatto, People.com, 19 July 2025
Guests arriving by train were met and returned to the station by an open barouche, a six-horse tallyho that brought them to the three-story-high wooden structure with a roof of gray-red-peach bottom slate, that was modeled after Swiss Alpine hotels.

— Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2023

Definition of barouche

Noun

In theory, that makes sense, since coaches would have more players to choose from.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026
The Jessieville native serves as a youth cross-country and track coach and as a member of the Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of coach

Noun

Until the last couple of episodes, everything appears to be ripping along like a brand-new two-horse phaeton on a bright spring day.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 13 June 2024
An open touring car, a phaeton conveyed the essence of speed and performance, and was built for real sporting types.

— Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2022

Definition of phaeton

Noun

As a major bloc that has been able to apply pressure, the union has thwarted several efforts by Mamdani’s predecessors to ban the attraction, as hundreds of carriage operators make a living operating the buggies.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
The service Staff know the Madinat Jumeirah complex inside out, happily pointing you to any of its 50-plus restaurants and arranging complimentary buggies or abras to get you there.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of buggy

Noun

Contributor Susie Plotkin highly recommends the Hamilton chaise sleeper.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
Deep seats give it that sink-in-and-relax feel, and the oversized chaise gives you plenty of wiggle room during movie marathons or lazy weekends.

— Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of chaise

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