stagecoach

 [steyj-kohch]  

stage·coach

   [steyj-kohch]
noun
a horse-drawn coach that formerly traveled regularly over a fixed route with passengers, parcels, etc.
Origin:
1630–40; stage + coach
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stagecoach (ˈsteɪdʒˌkəʊtʃ)
 
—n
a large four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle formerly used to carry passengers, mail, etc, on a regular route between towns and cities

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