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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The resident of Winslow, Arkansas, population 365 and a former stagecoach stop in years gone by, worked as a tree cutter prior to his arrest and enjoyed working with plants, according to court filings.
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
While out walking or working on irrigation, the ranch owners have found remnants from the Gold Rush when the property was part of the old stagecoach route.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2025
Groveland, California: Firefall Ranch Less than half an hour from Yosemite National Park’s Big Oak Flat Entrance, this new upscale ranch has 55 cottages and villas on what, according to the property, was a stop on the stagecoach route to Yosemite in the 1870s.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile the arches present in the shelving nods to the factory’s furnaces, and the display cases take inspiration from trunks that preciously carried Baccarat pieces to the World Fair on stagecoaches throughout the 19th century.
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
While out walking or working on irrigation, the ranch owners have found remnants from the Gold Rush when the property was part of the old stagecoach route.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2025
Groveland, California: Firefall Ranch Less than half an hour from Yosemite National Park’s Big Oak Flat Entrance, this new upscale ranch has 55 cottages and villas on what, according to the property, was a stop on the stagecoach route to Yosemite in the 1870s.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile the arches present in the shelving nods to the factory’s furnaces, and the display cases take inspiration from trunks that preciously carried Baccarat pieces to the World Fair on stagecoaches throughout the 19th century.
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Stagecoach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stagecoach. Accessed 14 Mar. 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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