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

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Example Sentences

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overland stage

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

We followed the old overland stage route from Santa Fe to Fort Lyon, Colo., a distance of nearly three hundred miles.

From Little Pills, An Army Story Being Some Experiences of a United States Army Medical Officer on the Frontier Nearly a Half Century Ago by Robert Henderson McKay

At this time--Sept., 1861--the telegraph had been extended from the Missouri to Fort Kearney, Nebraska, and letter pouches from the Pony Express were sent by overland stage from Kearney to Atchison.

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

And the driver of the overland stage finished his journey and deposited the treasure into the hands that it was intended for.

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

The earliest overland stage line to Great Salt Lake was established by Hockaday and Liggett.

From The Paths of Inland Commerce; a chronicle of trail, road, and waterway by Archer Butler Hulbert

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