stage wagon

English

Alternative forms
  • stage waggon

Noun

stage wagon (plural stage wagons)

  1. (obsolete) A wagon which runs between two places for conveying passengers or goods.
    • 1787, Jane Austen, “Frederic and Elfrida”, in Juvenilia:
      At the end of 3 days Captain Roger and Rebecca were united and immediately after the Ceremony set off in the Stage Waggon for the Captain's seat in Buckinghamshire.
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