1. (sport) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
   "The coach developed a new strategy to improve the team's performance";
   - manager, handler
    
2. A private or personal teacher
   "She hired a coach to improve her vocal technique";
   - private instructor, tutor
    
3. A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
   "he always rode the coach to work";
   - bus, autobus, charabanc [Brit], double-decker, jitney [N. Amer, informal], motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle
    
4. A railcar where passengers ride
   "The train consisted of a locomotive and six coaches";
   - passenger car, carriage
    
5. A carriage pulled by four horses with one driver
   "The bride and groom arrived at the church in a magnificent coach-and-four";
   - four-in-hand, coach-and-four

1. Teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
   "She is coaching the crew";
   - train
    
2. Drive or operate a bus, motor coach, or horse-drawn carriage
   "He coached the tour group through Europe"

Derived forms: coached, coaches, coaching

Type of: bogie [Asia], car, carriage, drive, educator, equipage, instruct, instructor, learn [archaic], mass transit [N. Amer], public transport, public transportation [N. Amer], railcar, railroad car [N. Amer], railway car [Brit, Cdn], railway carriage [Brit, Cdn], rig, teach, teacher, trainer

Part of: fleet, passenger train

Encyclopedia: Coach, Inc