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Definition of "stagecoach" [stage•coach]

  • A four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle formerly used to transport mail and passengers over a regular route. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "stagecoach" in a sentence
  • "On the back of the stagecoach is the sign “To Salt Lake City.”"
  • "A lot of time went into that stagecoach, which is understandable."
  • "Meeting new men in those days, when even the stagecoach was a passing show worth going miles to see, was an event."