In sense 1, as posting carriage, posting charge, posting inn, etc.
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| 释义 | society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > public service vehicle > [noun] > stagecoach or mail coach (35) posting carriage1556 In sense 1, as posting carriage, posting charge, posting inn, etc. wagon1615 A covered vehicle for the regular conveyance of commodities and passengers by road. post-coach1636 = stagecoach, n. 1. stagecoach1658 A coach that runs daily or on specified days between two places for the conveyance of passengers, parcels, etc. flying coach1669 esp. in flying post, a post travelling by relays of horses, an express. Also (17–18th centuries) in flying coach (also flying machine, flying carriage… stage1671 Short for stagecoach, n. Also ‘U.S. an omnibus’ (Cent. Dict.). wagon-coach1675 = post-wagon, n. stage-wagon1681 one of the wagons belonging to an organized system of conveyance for heavy goods and passengers by road.ⓘ post-car1694 A vehicle for conveying post; a carriage for conveying passengers who wish to travel quickly, changing horses at intervals. post-wagon1694 A horse-drawn wagon capable of travelling quickly. Also: a wagon used to carry mail; esp. a stagecoach or mail coach. post calash1703 fly1708 A quick-travelling carriage. ‘A stage-coach, distinguished by this name, in order to impress a belief of its extraordinary quickness in travelling’… post-carriage1720 post-stage1738 A stagecoach or mail coach. Obsolete. diligence1742 A public stagecoach. (In later use only with reference to France or other continental European countries.) flying machine1764 esp. in flying post, a post travelling by relays of horses, an express. Also (17–18th centuries) in flying coach (also flying machine, flying carriage… machine1769 A (usually wheeled) vehicle or conveyance, esp. one drawn by a horse or horses, or other draught animal or animals. Formerly esp.: a stagecoach… mail coach1785 A stagecoach used primarily for the conveyance of mail; (subsequently spec.) a coach employed by the Post Office for carrying parcels by road. Now… dilly1786 A familiar term for the diligence or public stagecoach of former days. Obsolete. mail stage1792 a stagecoach used primarily for the conveyance of mail, a mail coach. high-flyer1799 (The name of) a fast stagecoach. Now historical and rare. post-equipage1813 post vehicle1815 tally-ho coach1831 Originally, the proper name given to a fast day-coach between London and Birmingham, started in 1823; subsequently appropriated by other fast… mail packeta1837 (a) a boat in which mail is conveyed; (b) a carriage in which mail is conveyed. flying carriage1849 esp. in flying post, a post travelling by relays of horses, an express. Also (17–18th centuries) in flying coach (also flying machine, flying carriage… stager1852 A stagecoach or stagecoach horse. mail-hack1909 Subcategories:— specific type (4) — with short distance between stages (1) — timed to the tide (1) — that travels at night (1) |
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