coach
15
6.5
- noun
- /koʊtʃ/
- Archaic
:
carruaje
- The royal family arrived in a beautifully decorated coach for the ceremonial event.
- a horse-drawn coach
- coach drawn by horses
Examples
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On November 12, 1838, Thomas Babington Macaulay set out by horse-drawn coach from Florence to Rome.
Fiction book (1996) -
The coronation coach moves forward.
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Put that stuff right in the coach, gentlemen.
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I would never drive off in a coach like that on my way to a ball.
Fiction book (1994) -
To get there, you had to go by coach over a pike road.
Fiction book (1999) -
A maid was sent to order the coach round and accompany Bertie to Greek Street.
Fiction book (1990) -
Leighton Morkan had purchased a coach and six and hired a driver solely for this trip.
Fiction book (1997) -
Indeed, there was a parade, dark horses with plumes and coaches like something out of a fairy tale.
Fiction book (1998) -
The elegant coach was adorned with intricate carvings and gold accents.
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During the festival, a majestic coach paraded down the street, pulled by four magnificent horses.
Synonyms
100
4.7
A wheeled vehicle pulled by horses to carry people
15
8.3
A large coach pulled by horses that carries people between towns
9
9.9
A large coach pulled by horses that carried people and mail between towns
A large carriage pulled by four horses with a driver
A carriage pulled by four horses driven by one person
A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage people hired in cities long ago
A taxi allowed to pick up people on the street
Idioms
Compounds
1
5.4
Person who gives comfort and practical help to a woman during childbirth but not medical treatment
- US
1
3.8
A person who stays with a woman during childbirth and helps her breathe and relax
- Archaic
A carriage at the end of a train that can detach while the train moves to stop at a station
How Grand
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word coach for the old horse-drawn carriage comes from Hungarian kocsi, meaning 'from Kocs', where this kind of carriage was made. Because it was a large, enclosed vehicle pulled by horses, coach came to mean that type of fine carriage.