̈ɪkəutʃ 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). øcoach-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]