stage-coach

UK/ˈsteɪdʒ.kəʊtʃ/US/ˈsteɪdʒ.koʊtʃ/

noun

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

“Meronym: thoroughbrace”

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stagediligence
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Meanings

nounstage-coach (plural stage-coaches)

plural stage-coaches · alternative stagecoach · alternative stage coach

  1. historicalA horse-drawn coach that runs routinely between two destinations to transport passengers and mail.

    Meronym: thoroughbrace

    Synonyms: stage, diligence

verbstage-coach (third-person singular simple present stage-coaches, present participle stage-coaching, simple past and past participle stage-coached)

present singular third person stage-coaches · participle present stage-coaching · participle past stage-coached · past stage-coached · alternative stagecoach · alternative stage coach

  1. To travel by stage-coach.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA horse-drawn coach that runs routinely between two destinations to transport passengers and mail.

Similar
stagediligence

Origin

From stage + coach, reflecting the fact that relay of horses was a typical aspect of the operation of the service.

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Translations

Bulgarian дилижа́нс
  • дилижа́нс (diližáns)horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Catalan carrossa
  • carrossahorse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Chinese Mandarin 驛站馬車 /驿站马车
  • 驛站馬車 /驿站马车horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Czech dostavník
  • dostavníkhorse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Danish diligence
  • diligencehorse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Dutch postkoets, diligence
  • postkoetshorse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
  • diligencehorse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Finnish diligenssi, postivaunut
  • diligenssihorse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
  • postivaunuthorse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
French diligence, calèche
  • diligencehorse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
  • calèchehorse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
German Postkutsche
  • Postkutschehorse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Hungarian delizsánsz, postakocsi
  • delizsánszhorse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
  • postakocsihorse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Japanese 駅馬車
  • 駅馬車 (eki-basha)horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Polish dyliżans
  • dyliżanshorse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Romanian diligență
  • diligențăhorse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Russian дилижа́нс
  • дилижа́нс (diližáns)horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Spanish calesa, diligencia
  • calesahorse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
  • diligenciahorse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Swedish diligens, postdiligens
  • diligenshorse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
  • postdiligenshorse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Vietnamese xe ngựa chở khách
  • xe ngựa chở kháchhorse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Cite this entry
APA

stage-coach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stage-coach

MLA

“stage-coach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stage-coach. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stage-coach,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stage-coach.

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