stagecoach
noun/ˈsteɪdʒkəʊtʃ/
/ˈsteɪdʒkəʊtʃ/
- a large carriage pulled by horses that was used in the past to carry passengers, and often mail, along a regular route
- Stagecoaches were often attacked by robbers and bandits.
- They travelled by stagecoach as far as York.
- Travel by stagecoach was uncomfortable and often hazardous.
CultureEach place where the stagecoach stopped was called a stage. Stagecoaches usually carried up to eight passengers and the driver sat outside. In the US West, because stagecoaches were sometimes attacked, a man with a gun often sat next to the driver. This was called 'riding shotgun', and Americans still sometimes call the front passenger's seat in a car the 'shotgun seat'.compare Conestoga wagon
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