noun
Historical term for a horse-drawn carriage carrying multiple passengers on a regular route.
西部開拓時代には、乗合馬車が主要な交通手段だった。
During the frontier era, stagecoaches were a major means of transportation.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant with okurigana り and い.
Less common variant with only い okurigana.
Also means stagecoach, but 乗合馬車 emphasizes shared riding, while 駅馬車 focuses on the relay station system.
Compound of 乗り合い (riding together) and 馬車 (horse-drawn carriage).