coach /kōch/

1. A usu single-deck bus for long-distance travel or for tourists and sightseers
2. A railway carriage
3. A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage, esp one for state occasions or for conveyance of passengers
4. Formerly, a private carriage
5. A ship's cabin near the stern
6. A private tutor
7. A professional trainer in athletics, football, etc

1. To carry in a coach (archaic)
2. To tutor, instruct, prepare for an examination, sporting event, etc

1. To go by coach
2. To act as tutor
3. To study with a tutor

coachˈable adjective

1. (of a person) receptive to coaching
2. (of a skill) able to be passed on or improved by coaching

coachˈee or coachˈy noun (informal)

A coachman

coachˈer noun

1. A person who coaches
2. A coach-horse

coachˈing noun

1. Travelling by coach
2. Tutoring
3. Instruction

coachˈy adjective

Relating to a coach

coach bolt noun

A large mushroom-headed bolt used for securing wood to masonry

coach box noun

The driver's seat on a horse-drawn coach

coachˈbuilder noun

A craftsman who builds the bodies of cars, lorries, railway carriages, etc

coachˈbuilding noun

coachˈbuilt adjective

(of a vehicle body) built to individual specifications and constructed by coachbuilders

coachˈ-class adjective (N American)

Economy-class

coachˈdog noun

A spotted dog, formerly kept as an attendant on carriages, a Dalmatian dog

coachˈ-hire noun

Money paid for the use of a hired coach

coachˈ-horn noun

A post-horn

coachˈ-horse noun

A horse used for pulling a coach

coach house noun

A building in which a coach or carriage is kept

coaching inn noun (historical)

An inn standing on a route used by horse-drawn coaches, providing overnight rest for travellers and stabling for horses

coachˈline noun

A decorative line along the body of a motor vehicle

coachˈload noun

The number of people a coach can carry

coachˈman noun

1. The driver of a coach
2. A servant employed to drive a private carriage

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