Pony Express (Noun)
Meaning
Express mail carried by relays of riders on horseback; especially between Missouri and California around 1860.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Pony Express was founded in 1860 to provide rapid communication between the East and West coasts of the United States.
- The history of the Pony Express is a symbol of the pioneering spirit of the American West.
- Today, the term Pony Express is used to evoke the idea of rapid delivery and communication.
- The Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company was more commonly known as the Pony Express.
- Many romanticized accounts of the Pony Express have been written, but historians have worked to separate fact from fiction.