stagecoachmen
Old West drivers
Stagecoachmen is the plural of stagecoach driver—men who drove horse-drawn passenger coaches along established routes before railroads dominated travel.
The term evokes 18th- and 19th-century transportation, when stagecoachmen navigated rough roads, managed teams of horses, and sometimes defended passengers against highwaymen: The stagecoachmen knew every inn along the route.
Fee-charging highway
- tollFee for passage
- waybillCarrier's shipment instruction sheet
- timetableArranged list of events
- schedulePlan of timed events
route · express · mail · passengers · fare · waystation · inn · tavern
Strikes or aerates
- reinsBit-attached steering straps
- driver's seatVehicle operator's position
- ribbonsNarrow fabric strips
- brakeDevice to slow motion
horn · teamster · charioteer · postilion · guard · conductor · shotgun · roadcraft
America's lawless frontier era
- gold rushMass migration seeking ore
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- settlersThose who establish homes
- outlawsFugitives from justice
bandits · holdup · robbery · Wells Fargo · Butterfield · dusty roads · prairie · desert crossing
turnpike
Fee-charging highway
schedule · route · express · mail · passengers · fare · waystation · inn · tavern · relay station
whip
Strikes or aerates
- reinsBit-attached steering straps
- driver's seatVehicle operator's position
- ribbonsNarrow fabric strips
brake · horn · teamster · charioteer · postilion · guard · conductor · shotgun · roadcraft · handling
Wild West
America's lawless frontier era
- gold rushMass migration seeking ore
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- settlersThose who establish homes
outlaws · bandits · holdup · robbery · Wells Fargo · Butterfield · dusty roads · prairie · desert crossing · danger
harness
Straps controlling an animal
bridle · traces · hitch · team · leaders · wheelers · tandem · changing · relay · lame
livery
Identifying uniform or colors
stagecoachmentrain conductors
Rail staff managing passengers
astronauts · aviators · bus drivers · Uber drivers · truck drivers
stagecoachmenship captains
Leaders of seagoing vessels
ferrymen · sailors · aviators · balloonists