coach

English

/kəʊtʃ/, /koʊtʃ/

noun
Definitions
  • A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.
  • (rail) A passenger car, either drawn by a locomotive or part of a multiple unit.
  • (originally) A trainer or instructor.
  • (British) A single-decked long-distance, or privately hired, bus.
  • (nautical) The forward part of the cabin space under the poop deck of a sailing ship; the fore-cabin under the quarter deck.
  • (chiefly US) The part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; the economy section.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French coche derived from German Kutsche (carriage, coach) derived from Hungarian kocsi (car, carriage, cart, coach).

Origin

Hungarian

kocsi

Gloss

car, carriage, cart, coach

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