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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About a five-minute drive from the renowned Tower Fall, this summer-only lodge lends itself to warm-weather activities like trail rides and stagecoach adventures.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
Then there's The Hateful Eight (2015), a grisly Western about strangers traveling by stagecoach through a blizzard in post–Civil War Wyoming.
—Keith Staskiewicz, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
This property is made up of several historic buildings, including an old post office and 19th-century stone buildings that once served as a stagecoach stop.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2025
Sacramento has long played a pivotal role in Wells Fargo’s history, dating back to the stagecoach.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 12 Dec. 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
Then there's The Hateful Eight (2015), a grisly Western about strangers traveling by stagecoach through a blizzard in post–Civil War Wyoming.
—Keith Staskiewicz, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
This property is made up of several historic buildings, including an old post office and 19th-century stone buildings that once served as a stagecoach stop.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2025
Sacramento has long played a pivotal role in Wells Fargo’s history, dating back to the stagecoach.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Stagecoach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stagecoach. Accessed 31 Dec. 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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