Concord coach

American  

noun

1. a type of sturdy 19th-century U.S. stagecoach.

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Etymology

Origin of Concord coach

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

This Concord coach is the famous Wild West stage, hauling mail and passengers over the plains and across deserts.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

"Not a Concord coach, and certainly not a hay-wagon, for they don't make hay up here in the mountains."

From Clover by Coolidge, Susan

The story of the Concord coach is one of profound interest, and should be given in detail.

From Stage-coach and Tavern Days by Earle, Alice Morse

Twenty-seven hundred and sixty miles in twenty-five days, meant a fast clip for horses and a lumbering Concord coach over ungraded roads.

From When the West Was Young by Bechdolt, Frederick R. (Frederick Ritchie)

With a harsh banging and rattling, a yellow Concord coach drew up at the gate where Miss Maria had stopped the hearse.

From The Lady of the Aroostook by Howells, William Dean