coaching inn
coaching inn noun: an inn (hotel) along a route used by stagecoaches, where horses could be changed, and passengers could obtain food and drink.
Noun
coaching inn (plural coaching inns)
- An inn (hotel) along a route used by stagecoaches, where horses could be changed, and passengers could obtain food and drink.
- Near-synonym: roadhouse (often synonymous, historically)
- It was an unexpected benefit to early rail investors that passengers had an appetite for travel, which up to then had been a tortuous experience on largely unmade roads and involving stays at coaching inns that provided variable amenities.2021 September 22, Industry Insider, “A new way of thinking”, in RAIL, number 940, page 92
- Synonyms:
- roadhouse
Synonyms of coaching inn
Forms of coaching inn
| plural | coaching inns |
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Questions about coaching inn
- What does coaching inn mean?
- Coaching inn means an inn (hotel) along a route used by stagecoaches, where horses could be changed, and passengers could obtain food and drink.
- What part of speech is coaching inn?
- Coaching inn is a noun.
- What is the plural of coaching inn?
- The plural of coaching inn is coaching inns.
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