coach-and-four
- noun
- /koʊtʃ ənd fɔr/
- Archaic
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carruaje de cuatro caballos
- Along the new turnpike road, the coach and four drew nearer.
Examples
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Why, we'll have a coach and four when we're through.
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And we'll drive along it one day when we're grown up, Helen... in a lovely coach and four.
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They went straight to heaven in a coach-and-four.
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The wedding party arrived in a grand coach-and-four, making a stunning entrance.
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As the sun set, the coach-and-four trotted down the cobblestone street, its wheels creaking softly.
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In the story, the prince traveled to the enchanted castle in a splendid coach-and-four adorned with flowers.
Synonyms
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4.7
A wheeled vehicle pulled by horses to carry people
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6.5
A large closed carriage that horses pull to carry people
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8.3
A large coach pulled by horses that carries people between towns
A carriage pulled by four horses driven by one person
A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage people hired in cities long ago
A closed carriage pulled by horses that carries four people
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Etymology
The word coach-and-four is very literal: coach means 'carriage' and four shows how many horses pull it, so the phrase names a carriage pulled by four horses. A helpful image is a shiny coach with four horses in front.