stagecoach

noun

Definition of stagecoachnext
as in buckboard

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Recent Examples of stagecoach The route was once a path for stagecoaches and mail coaches known as the Great North Road, but by 1983 it had been superseded by the faster M1 motorway. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 June 2026 There are interludes and narration provided by some big-name actors, Wild West sound effects mimicking galloping horses and stagecoaches, and a posse of guest vocalists. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026 From there, letters were ferried by boat and trotted by stagecoach up to North Carolina, where important correspondence was loaded onto a steam locomotive to Virginia. — Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026 This Gold Rush-era stagecoach stop turned 11-room waterfront retreat offers relaxing amenities, including fireplaces, outdoor fire pits, and freestanding soaking tubs. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stagecoach
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stagecoach
  1. buckboard
  2. chariot
  3. cab
  4. barouche
  5. coach
  6. phaeton
  7. buggy
  8. chaise
Noun
  • The suspension mods make the Dinan drive hard and thrashy, stiff as a Bavarian buckboard.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2017
Definition of buckboard
Noun
  • For example, last Wednesday, the game challenged me with a picture of a bronze sculpture that looked somewhat like a chariot.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 6 July 2026
  • But, that could be accomplished with portable palanquins and chariots, Namboothiri said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of chariot
Noun
  • The passengers had to self-eject from the speeding cab.
    — ANDREA SACHS THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026
  • Firefighters extinguished a blaze that had consumed the truck’s cab and trailer, as well as debris along the railroad.
    — Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of cab
Noun
  • If Austen had ever conceived one of her novels as a Regency Bachelorette, with the suitors driving up in barouches, the unmarried heroine would have ordered them all to turn around and go home.
    — Tom Gliatto, People.com, 19 July 2025
  • Guests arriving by train were met and returned to the station by an open barouche, a six-horse tallyho that brought them to the three-story-high wooden structure with a roof of gray-red-peach bottom slate, that was modeled after Swiss Alpine hotels.
    — Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2023
Definition of barouche
Noun
  • Only one is from a power conference and most of the others have played musical coaches in the hope of finally playing beyond the regular season.
    — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • Electing to keep his No 5 on the field, the Brazil head coach made a subtle tactical tweak that saw Endrick enter the action and brought Matheus Cunha further to the left flank — which unlocked the attacking prowess of Vinicius Junior.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of coach
Noun
  • Until the last couple of episodes, everything appears to be ripping along like a brand-new two-horse phaeton on a bright spring day.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 13 June 2024
  • An open touring car, a phaeton conveyed the essence of speed and performance, and was built for real sporting types.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2022
Definition of phaeton
Noun
  • Passengers would debark at Country Club Station, near the intersection of what is now Cantrell Road and Kavanaugh Boulevard, and would either walk or ride in a buggy to the country club.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2026
  • The first cars looked like horse buggies.
    — Aswin Saravanan, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of buggy
Noun
  • Martha moved the antique wicker chaise below out to her driveway and sprayed it dusty rose to match the bedroom's walls.
    — Dan Shaw, Martha Stewart, 8 June 2026
  • In a photo shared in her People cover story, which was shot by photographer Ruven Afanador, Shakira could be seen lounging on a brocade-upholstered chaise while modeling a nude cowl neck slip dress made out of nothing but mesh.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Definition of chaise

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“Stagecoach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stagecoach. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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