Meaning Of The Word Pony express
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Pony express Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Pony express?
pony express in American English
a system of carrying and delivering mail by riders on swift ponies; specif., such a system in operation from April, 1860, to October, 1861, between St. Joseph, Mo., and Sacramento, Calif. noun: a former system in the American West of carrying mail and express by relays of riders mounted on ponies, esp. the system operating (1860–61) between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California pony express in British English noun: (in the American West) a system of mail transport that employed relays of riders and mounts, esp that operating from Missouri to California in 1860–61 |
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