stage-coach

See also: Stagecoach and stagecoach

English

Alternative forms

stagecoach, stage coach

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsteɪdʒ.kəʊtʃ/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈsteɪdʒ.koʊtʃ/

Noun

stage-coach (plural stage-coaches)

(historical) A horse-drawn coach that runs routinely between two destinations to transport passengers and mail.
Synonym: stage

Meronym: thoroughbrace

Translations

horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail

Bulgarian: дилижа́нс m (diližáns)
Catalan: carrossa f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 驛站馬車 / 驿站马车
Czech: dostavník (cs) m
Dutch: postkoets (nl) f, diligence (nl) f
Finnish: diligenssi (fi), postivaunut (fi) pl
French: diligence (fr) f, calèche (fr) f
Galician: coche (gl) m
German: Postkutsche (de) f
Hungarian: delizsánsz (hu), postakocsi (hu)
Japanese: 駅馬車 (えきばしゃ, eki-basha)
Polish: dyliżans (pl) m
Portuguese: ^{(please verify)} diligência (pt) f
Romanian: diligență (ro) f
Russian: дилижа́нс (ru) m (diližáns)
Spanish: calesa (es) f, diligencia (es) f
Swedish: diligens (sv) c, postdiligens (sv) c
Vietnamese: xe ngựa chở khách

Verb

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

To travel by stage-coach.