overland stage

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of overland stage¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Prior to forming the Silver Apples, Coxe and percussionist Danny Taylor played in a more traditional 1960s rock group, the Overland Stage Electric Band.

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On this date in 1816, William Oury, who arrived in Arizona in 1857 as the first agent for the Butterfield Overland Stage Line, was born.

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And Ms Allen hopes to join her partner for a few months during the overland stage in North America - if she can get time off from farming.

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In addition to “Overland Stage Raiders,” Olive is offering “Red River Range,” also from 1938, and two films from 1939, “The Night Riders” and “Three Texas Steers.”

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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.

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