overland stage

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noun

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

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Origin of overland stage

First recorded in 1855–60

An additonal 30,000 made it to Europe by other routes including commercial flights and dangerous overland passages.
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But at this stage, he is either afraid or unable to get carried away by his thoughts.
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Whether he can do it on the national stage is the unanswered question.
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Instead, black models are required to remain meekly, silently off stage, waiting for a turn that may never come.
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He wants to know every external detail, even if the escape is ultimately to be shot on a sound stage.
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They didn't linger long at Benton, but got under way and marched overland to the Cypress Hills.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
But between the phase of schooling and the phase of adult learning there is an intermediate stage.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
In practice we find a good deal of technical study comes into the college stage.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
In Scotland and America that is distinguished and thought of clearly as the college stage.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
It was in the college stage that most of us made out our religion and made it real for ourselves.
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