noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈsteɪdʒ.kəʊtʃ/
US:/ˈsteɪdʒ.koʊtʃ/
1
noun
Meaning 1
A horse-drawn coach that runs routinely between two destinations to transport passengers and mail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Examples
Meronym: thoroughbrace
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stage, diligence
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To travel by stage-coach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From stage + coach, reflecting the fact that relay of horses was a typical aspect of the operation of the service.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
дилижа́нс
(diližáns)
— horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Catalan:
carrossa
— horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Chinese Mandarin:
驛站馬車 /驿站马车
— horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Czech:
dostavník
— horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Danish:
diligence
— horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Dutch:
postkoets
— horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Dutch:
diligence
— horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Finnish:
diligenssi
— horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Finnish:
postivaunut
— horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
French:
diligence
— horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
French:
calèche
— horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Galician:
coche
— horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
German:
Postkutsche
— horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Hungarian:
delizsánsz
— horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Hungarian:
postakocsi
— horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Japanese:
駅馬車
(eki-basha)
— horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Polish:
dyliżans
— horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Romanian:
diligență
— horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Russian:
дилижа́нс
(diližáns)
— horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Spanish:
calesa
— horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Spanish:
diligencia
— horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Swedish:
diligens
— horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Swedish:
postdiligens
— horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
Vietnamese:
xe ngựa chở khách
— horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail
