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词汇 mail coach
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Definition of mail coach in English:

mail coach

noun
British historical
  • A stagecoach carrying mail along a regular route between two places.

    a mail coach from Aberdeen passed through the village daily
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The plaintiff entered into a contract with the Postmaster General to drive a mail coach.
    • The information would have been in the newspapers which came with the mail coaches.
    • From this, over the years, the mail coach spread throughout England and soon became one of the wonders of the land.
    • John Palmer started the first mail coach service from London to Bristol.
    • While Hunt was arrested, Carlile escaped and was hidden by radical friends before catching the mail coach to London.
    • When the guard aboard a mail coach blew a blast on his horn, private vehicles pulled over, and tollgate keepers promptly opened the barrier.
    • Often he had to go the four miles to the next mail coach by foot.
    • Those lucky to own a horse were able to travel much better and faster than those who had to rely on mail coaches.
    • Croft secured himself an outside seat on the mail coach behind the driver.
    • Soon the hotel became a staging place for mail coaches on the run between Wentworth and South Australia.
    • The invention of the steam locomotive rendered stage and mail coaches obsolete.

Definition of mail coach in US English:

mail coach

noun
British historical
  • A stagecoach carrying mail along a regular route between two places.

    a mail coach from Aberdeen passed through the village daily
    Example sentencesExamples
    • While Hunt was arrested, Carlile escaped and was hidden by radical friends before catching the mail coach to London.
    • The invention of the steam locomotive rendered stage and mail coaches obsolete.
    • Croft secured himself an outside seat on the mail coach behind the driver.
    • Soon the hotel became a staging place for mail coaches on the run between Wentworth and South Australia.
    • Those lucky to own a horse were able to travel much better and faster than those who had to rely on mail coaches.
    • The information would have been in the newspapers which came with the mail coaches.
    • Often he had to go the four miles to the next mail coach by foot.
    • John Palmer started the first mail coach service from London to Bristol.
    • From this, over the years, the mail coach spread throughout England and soon became one of the wonders of the land.
    • When the guard aboard a mail coach blew a blast on his horn, private vehicles pulled over, and tollgate keepers promptly opened the barrier.
    • The plaintiff entered into a contract with the Postmaster General to drive a mail coach.
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