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coach1

Syllabification: (coach)
Pronunciation: /kōCH/
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Definition of coach

noun

  • 1a horse-drawn carriage, especially a closed one.
  • 2a railroad car.
  • North American (also coach class) economy class seating in an aircraft or train:a transatlantic flight in coach isn’t the most pleasant experience the cheapest coach-class fare
  • 3a bus, especially one that is comfortably equipped and used for longer journeys.

verb

[no object]
  • travel by coach:they coached to Claude’s dwelling

adverb

North American
  • in economy class accommodations in an aircraft or train:flying coach

Origin:

mid 16th century (coach1 (sense 1 of the noun)): from French coche, from Hungarian kocsi (szekér) '(wagon) from Kocs', a town in Hungary

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