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Traditional English :: coachwood
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coachwork.html - n. Austral. any tree esp. Ceratopetalum apetalum with close-grained wood suitable for cabinet-making. |
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Traditional English :: coachwork
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coachwork.html - n. the bodywork of a road or rail vehicle. |
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Traditional English :: coach
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coachwork.html - 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). 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. [F coche f. Magyar kocsi (adj.) f. Kocs in Hungary] |
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Traditional English :: coachload
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coachwork.html - n. a number of people, esp. holiday-makers, taken by coach. |
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Traditional English :: coachman
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coachwork.html - n. (pl. -men) the driver of a horse-drawn carriage. |
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Traditional English :: coachwood
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coachwork.html - n. Austral. any tree esp. Ceratopetalum apetalum with close-grained wood suitable for cabinet-making. |
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