stagecoach
noun
a horse-drawn coach that formerly traveled regularly over a fixed route with passengers, parcels, etc.
stagecoaches
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pluralof stagecoach.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Crytzer’s narrative hums along with the National Road’s traffic as he colorfully describes Pony Express riders, stagecoaches, Conestoga wagons and many thousands of migrants wending ever westward, feeding the nation’s economic and territorial growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Banners with photos of veterans and dead soldiers peer over sidewalks and legend has it that Jesse James lived here in an age of stagecoaches and outlaws.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2024
The road once carried stagecoaches during the Gold Rush, twisting its way through what is now a national forest and an area of the Sierra Nevada known for snowmobiling.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2021
History lovers will adore the nearby Pioneer Yosemite History Center with preserved buildings moved from other parts of the park and an 1857 covered bridge used by stagecoaches coming into Yosemite in the early days.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 20, 2019
In that part of the prairie, you can still make out ruts dug by stagecoaches and cattle drives of the 1800s.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
