Sentence examples for stage wagon from inspiring English sources
noun
A wagon which runs between two places for conveying passengers or goods.
Stage wagon, early, four-wheeled, American vehicle, used to carry both passengers and cargo.
Through a series of modifications the stage wagon evolved into the coach by the early 19th century.
A stage wagon of 1771, whose owner called it "The Flying Machine," was able to travel the 90-odd miles between Philadelphia and New York City in a day and a half.
The first stage wagons had no springs, backless wooden benches, sides of wood, and canvas tops.
Several smaller infrastructure projects are already under way, like the upgrading of the Met's stage wagons, which move scenery.
Mr. Gelb said that campus redevelopment money, about $4 million, was applied toward a $10 million project to replace Met stage wagons, on which scenery sits.
In England stage wagons referred to great covered wagons, probably first used in the middle of the 16th century to carry freight and, later, passengers who could not afford stagecoach fares.
Measured by the number of stage wagons required to transport the sets, "Trittico," staged by Jack O'Brien in his Met debut, has broken the house record long held by Zeffirelli's extravagant "Turandot".
The "Ring" set, because of its complexity, must remain fixed on one of the Met's two lateral stage wagons — rolling platforms that are stored in the wings — for long periods.
The stage wagons system in Copenhagen moves around five stages and the rehearsal room, on pinion wheels without the use of ropes, chains or tracks; the wagons are simple wooden boxes with swivel castors that support the weight of the scenery and allow the wagons to change direction easily.
Temporary overland stage and wagon routes were set up to bypass inoperable sections of the railroad as repairs were made and provided for the transportation of goods and passengers.
