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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COACH, n. A close vehicle for commodious traveling, borne on four wheels, and drawn by horses or other animals. It differs from a chariot in having seats in front, as well as behind. It is a carriage of state, or for pleasure, or for travelling.
Hackney-coach, a coach kept for hire. In some cities, they are licensed by authority, and numbered, and the rates of fare fixed by law.
Mail-coach, a coach that carries the public mails.
Stage-coach, a coach that regularly conveys passengers from town to town. [See Stage.]
COACH or COUCH, n. An apartment in a large ship of war near the stern, the roof of which is formed by the poop.
COACH, v.t. To carry in a coach.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team [syn: coach, manager, handler]
2: a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.) [syn: coach, private instructor, tutor]
3: a railcar where passengers ride [syn: passenger car, coach, carriage]
4: a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver [syn: coach, four-in-hand, coach-and-four]
5: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle] v
1: teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports; "He is training our Olympic team"; "She is coaching the crew" [syn: coach, train]
2: drive a coach

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English coche, from Middle French, from German Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi (szekér), literally, wagon from Kocs, Hungary Date: 1556 1. a. a large usually closed four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage having doors in the sides and an elevated seat in front for the driver b. a railroad passenger car intended primarily for day travel c. bus 1a d. trailer 3b e. a 2-door enclosed automobile f. a class of passenger air transportation at a lower fare than first class 2. [from the concept that the tutor conveys the student through examinations] a. a private tutor b. one who instructs or trains <an acting coach>; especially one who instructs players in the fundamentals of a competitive sport and directs team strategy <a football coach> II. verb Date: 1630 intransitive verb 1. to go in a coach 2. to instruct, direct, or prompt as a coach transitive verb 1. to train intensively (as by instruction and demonstration) <coach pupils> 2. to act as coach of <coach tennis> <coach a team> • coachable adjective • coacher noun

Britannica Concise

Four-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage with an enclosed body and an elevated seat in front for the driver. The coach originated in the 15th cent. in Hungary (where kocsi originally meant "wagon from the town of Kocs"). It was introduced in England in the mid-16th cent. Coaches were used as public conveyances with inside seats for passengers (as in the stagecoach) and for mail delivery. They were used mainly in European cities into the 18th cent., when the private carriage became more common.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a single-decker bus, usu. comfortably equipped for longer journeys. 2 a railway carriage. 3 a horse-drawn carriage, usu. closed, esp. a State carriage or a stagecoach. 4 a an instructor or trainer in sport. b a private tutor. 5 US economy-class seating in an aircraft. 6 Austral. a docile cow or bullock used as a decoy to attract wild cattle. --v. 1 tr. a train or teach (a pupil, sports team, etc.) as a coach. b give hints to; prime with facts. 2 intr. travel by stagecoach (in the old coaching days). Phrases and idioms: coach-built (of motor-car bodies) individually built by craftsmen. coach-house an outhouse for carriages. coach station a stopping-place for a number of coaches, usu. with buildings and amenities. Etymology: F coche f. Magyar kocsi (adj.) f. Kocs in Hungary

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Roundhouse Round"house`, n. 1. A constable's prison; a lockup, watch-house, or station house. [Obs.] 2. (Naut.) (a) A cabin or apartament on the after part of the quarter-deck, having the poop for its roof; -- sometimes called the coach. (b) A privy near the bow of the vessel. 3. A house for locomotive engines, built circularly around a turntable.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Coach Coach, v. i. To drive or to ride in a coach; -- sometimes used with it. [Colloq.] ``Coaching it to all quarters.'' --E. Waterhouse.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Coach Coach (?; 224), n. [F. coche, fr. It. cocchio, dim. of cocca little boat, fr. L. concha mussel, mussel shell, Gr. ?, akin to Skr. [,c]ankha. Cf. Conch, Cockboat, Cockle.] 1. A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage, having doors in the sides, and generally a front and back seat inside, each for two persons, and an elevated outside seat in front for the driver. Note: Coaches have a variety of forms, and differ in respect to the number of persons they can carry. Mail coaches and tallyho coaches often have three or more seats inside, each for two or three persons, and seats outside, sometimes for twelve or more. 2. A special tutor who assists in preparing a student for examination; a trainer; esp. one who trains a boat's crew for a race. [Colloq.] Wareham was studying for India with a Wancester coach. --G. Eliot. 3. (Naut.) A cabin on the after part of the quarter-deck, usually occupied by the captain. [Written also couch.] [Obs.] The commanders came on board and the council sat in the coach. --Pepys. 4. (Railroad) A first-class passenger car, as distinguished from a drawing-room car, sleeping car, etc. It is sometimes loosely applied to any passenger car.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Coach Coach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coached; p. pr. & vb. n. Coaching.] 1. To convey in a coach. --Pope. 2. To prepare for public examination by private instruction; to train by special instruction. [Colloq.] I coached him before he got his scholarship. --G. Eliot.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(coaches, coaching, coached) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A coach is someone who trains a person or team of people in a particular sport. Tony Woodcock has joined German amateur team SC Brueck as coach. = trainer N-COUNT 2. When someone coaches a person or a team, they help them to become better at a particular sport. Beckenbauer coached the West Germans to success in the World Cup final in Italy... I had coached the Alliance team for some time. = train VERB: V n to n, V n 3. A coach is a person who is in charge of a sports team. (mainly AM; in BRIT, usually use manager) N-COUNT 4. In baseball, a coach is a member of a team who stands near the first or third base, and gives signals to other members of the team who are on bases and are trying to score. (AM) N-COUNT 5. A coach is someone who gives people special teaching in a particular subject, especially in order to prepare them for an examination. What you need is a drama coach. = tutor N-COUNT: oft n N 6. If you coach someone, you give them special teaching in a particular subject, especially in order to prepare them for an examination. He gently coached me in French. VERB: V n 7. A coach is a large, comfortable bus that carries passengers on long journeys. (BRIT; in AM, use bus) As we headed back to Calais, the coach was badly delayed by roadworks... I hate travelling by coach. N-COUNT: also by N 8. A coach is one of the separate sections of a train that carries passengers. (BRIT; in AM, use car) The train was an elaborate affair of sixteen coaches. N-COUNT 9. A coach is an enclosed vehicle with four wheels which is pulled by horses, and in which people used to travel. Coaches are still used for ceremonial events in some countries, such as Britain. N-COUNT

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