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Webster 1828 Edition

Stage-coach

STAGE-COACH

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Noun.

[stage and coach.] A coach that runs by stages; or a coach that runs regularly every day or on stated days, for the conveyance of passengers.

Definition 2024

stage-coach

stage-coach

See also: stagecoach

English

A stage-coach.

Alternative forms

stagecoach

Noun

stage-coach ‎(plural stage-coaches)

(historical) A horse-drawn coach that runs routinely between two destinations to transport passengers and mail.

Synonyms

Translations

horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail

Catalan: carrossa f
Finnish: diligenssi, postivaunut pl
French: diligence (fr) f, calèche (fr) f
German: Postkutsche (de) f
Hungarian: delizsánsz (hu), postakocsi

Polish: dyliżans (pl) m
Romanian: diligență (ro) f
Russian: дилижа́нс (ru) m ‎(diližáns)
Spanish: calesa f, diligencia (es) f
Swedish: diligens (sv) c