1. a large horse-drawn vehicle used in the past to carry passengers and mail over long distances
Usage: historical

Examples

• The stagecoach traveled from town to town carrying passengers and mail.
• In the 1800s, a stagecoach journey across the country took weeks.
• The old stagecoach stopped at the inn to change horses.
• Bandits often robbed stagecoaches on remote mountain roads.
• The museum displays a restored stagecoach from the frontier era.
• Passengers had to endure bumpy rides in the uncomfortable stagecoach.