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stagecoach

[ steyj-kohch ]
/ ˈsteɪdʒˌkoʊtʃ /
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noun

a horse-drawn coach that formerly traveled regularly over a fixed route with passengers, parcels, etc.

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Origin of stagecoach

First recorded in 1630–40; stage + coach

Words nearby stagecoach

stag, stag beetle, stage, stage brace, stage business, stagecoach, stagecraft, staged, stage direction, stage director, stage-dive
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Words related to stagecoach

prairie schooner

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British Dictionary definitions for stagecoach

stagecoach
/ (ˈsteɪdʒˌkəʊtʃ) /

noun

a large four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle formerly used to carry passengers, mail, etc, on a regular route between towns and cities
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