overland stage

American  

noun

1. a stagecoach used in the western U.S. during the middle of the 19th century.

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Etymology

Origin of overland stage

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

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overland stage

Our route was the old overland stage route on the south side of the Gila.

From Frontier service during the rebellion or, A history of Company K, First Infantry, California Volunteers by George H. Pettis

His pilot brother had the funds, and upon being appointed "private" secretary, agreed to pay both passages on the overland stage, which would bear them across the great plains from St. Jo to Carson City.

From Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 1 (1835-1866) by Albert Bigelow Paine

One afternoon Mangus Colorado and Cochise were in the neighborhood with six hundred Apache warriors, when a smoke signal from distant scouts told them that the overland stage was approaching without an armed escort.

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

This time it turned out to be the work of driving the famous overland stage which ran from St. Joseph to Sacramento, doing the two thousand miles in nineteen days on the average.

From The Aventures of Buffalo Bill by Col. William F. Cody

The first overland stage between Santa Fe and Independence was started in May, 1849.

From The Story of the Pony Express by Glenn D. (Glenn Danford) Bradley