Coach

/kəʊtʃ/

The meaning and definition of Coach, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. (chiefly US) The part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; the economy section.
    “John flew coach to Vienna, but first-class back home.”
  2. A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.
verb
  1. To instruct; to train.
    “She has coached many opera stars.”
  2. To travel in a coach (sometimes coach it).

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Synonyms carriage

Origin

From Middle French coche, from German Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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