stagecoach
noun
stage·coach
ˈstāj-ˌkōch 
: a horse-drawn passenger and mail coach running on a regular schedule between established stops
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John Ford’s film made a star of John Wayne as the Ringo Kid, a fugitive from the law who’s called upon to protect a stagecoach traveling through dangerous territory.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 18 July 2025
Visitors often spent a week or more traveling by stagecoach or train to reach the resort.
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 9 July 2025
Missouri Town’s many structures were selected to provide a comprehensive view of the time period and include homes, businesses, a church, livery stable, school, tavern/inn, stagecoach stop, outhouse and smokehouse.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
At Mullins’ request, Shaw-Rimmington came down from Canada to build a dry stone stagecoach house.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 18 July 2025
Visitors often spent a week or more traveling by stagecoach or train to reach the resort.
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 9 July 2025
Missouri Town’s many structures were selected to provide a comprehensive view of the time period and include homes, businesses, a church, livery stable, school, tavern/inn, stagecoach stop, outhouse and smokehouse.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
At Mullins’ request, Shaw-Rimmington came down from Canada to build a dry stone stagecoach house.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2025
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“Stagecoach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stagecoach. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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stagecoach
noun
stage·coach
ˈstāj-ˌkōch
: a coach pulled by horses that carries passengers and mail and runs on a schedule between established stops
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