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stagecoach

[steyj-kohch] / ˈsteɪdʒˌkoʊtʃ /


NOUN
prairie schooner
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Consider Joseph Morgan III. Born in 1780 into a Welsh immigrant family that became successful Massachusetts farmers, he sold the farm and invested in a Hartford, Conn., coffeehouse and stagecoach line.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

There was an overland route from St. Louis and Memphis, Tenn., to San Francisco that required a roughly 22-day journey by horse-drawn stagecoach.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

After it opened in 1879 in an old Army barracks, thousands of Native American children were sent by train and stagecoach to Carlisle.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024

Eventually, one yeasty starter from the new brew was taken by stagecoach to Copenhagen, Denmark.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 26, 2023

They saw his horses and buffalo and an authentic stagecoach.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson