Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

motor coach

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: mo-tor -coach
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A powered railway vehicle, designed for passenger transport, capable to pull (or push) other railroad cars (compared to a railcar which only consists of a single railway vehicle with a driver's cab at both ends).

noun

Alternative form of motorcoach (a road vehicle)

Example Sentences

"It will be recalled that the units are formed of three-car sets, with driving trailers on either side of the motor coach. The motor coach, which has a nose-suspended motor on each axle, carries the pantograph above the guard's van."

Inflected Forms

motor coaches (plural)

Synonyms

motorcar

Antonyms

trailer car

Questions

What does motor coach mean?: A powered railway vehicle, designed for passenger transport, capable to pull (or push) other railroad cars (compared to a railcar which only consists of a single railway vehicle with a driver's cab at both ends).

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