stagecoach

[ steyj-kohch ]

noun

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

stagecoach

/ ˈsteɪdʒˌkəʊtʃ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of stagecoach¹

First recorded in 1630–40; stage + coach

Example Sentences

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

Some large plaques also pay tribute to historic events such as the last stagecoach robbery in Kern County in 1869, in which a gunman made off with $1,700 in coinage and gold bullion.

From Los Angeles Times

Stumbling upon a stagecoach robbery, she is about to be shot when a tiny light appears and gives her ruffian-bashing, bullet-dodging capabilities.

From New York Times

This Turpin is a butcher’s son who becomes vegan and sort of falls into robbing stagecoaches.

From Seattle Times

“We had almost an hour wait for lunch,” said Bianca Anderson, the assistant manager, adding that crowds that normally spill out on the former stagecoach stop instead packed into the bar.

From Los Angeles Times