coach

IPA: kˈoʊtʃ

noun

  • A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.
  • (rail transport, UK, Australia) A passenger car, either drawn by a locomotive or part of a multiple unit.
  • (originally Oxford University slang) A trainer or instructor.
  • (Britain, Australia) A 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.
  • (chiefly US) The lower-fare service whose passengers sit in this part of the airplane or train; economy class.

verb

  • (intransitive, sports) To train.
  • (transitive) To instruct; to train.
  • (intransitive) To study under a tutor.
  • (intransitive) To travel in a coach (sometimes coach it).
  • (transitive) To convey in a coach.

adverb

  • (chiefly US) Via the part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; via the economy section.
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Examples of "coach" in Sentences

  • And her coach is a guy who appears rude and arrogant.
  • They were awed by what they call the coach's "throwing us a bone."
  • The term coach is a bit overrated because it is more of a management role.
  • However, flying the unfriendly skies in coach is now already terrible torture – at least for those of us with long legs.
  • To pizazz it up a bit (as if you needed any more of a teaser), our coach is the 'miracle' man himself, Magic Mark Johnson, MVP and super sniper of the 1980 gold medal-winning men's hockey team.
  • But … if your coach is the one who's being courted by another school or has been extremely successful and you want to be sure you can retain the coach, all of a sudden the perspective changes dramatically.
  • His driver, J.J. Yeley, drove the past two seasons for JGR and said the coach is a motivational force at the track and the shop in Huntersville, N.C. "The whole tire shop can be down with guys dragging a bit," Yeley said.
  • Despite the 2007 national title that Mr. Miles won, and his .789 winning percentage — the highest for any noninterim LSU coach in 100 years — many Tiger fans are convinced their coach is an incompetent manager who stumbles into success.
  • The problem lies in the fact that as the field grows, more and more people want to get in on the trend and the designation "coach" is being adopted by just about anyone looking to sell their services -- no matter how far from legitimate their claim.

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