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slip coach

slip coach noun: a coach at the end of a long-distance train which carries passengers for an intermediate destination and is decoupled or "slipped" and left behind. (In bygone times the decoupling was done on the move; the rest of the train did not stop.).

Noun

slip coach (plural slip coaches)

  1. A coach at the end of a long-distance train which carries passengers for an intermediate destination and is decoupled or "slipped" and left behind. (In bygone times the decoupling was done on the move; the rest of the train did not stop.)
    • Slip-coach workings on the Western Region, the last stronghold of this practice, are now reduced to two daily - at Didcot off the 7.0 a.m. Weston-super-Mare-Paddington; and at Bicester (Saturdays excepted) off the 5.10 p.m. Paddington-Wolverhampton.1960 February, “Talking of Trains: The vanishing slip-coach”, in Trains Illustrated, page 72
    • Friday, September 9, saw the last of the slip coach in Great Britain; the location was Bicester, and the train was the 5.10 p.m. from Paddington to Wolverhampton, which from September 12 began to stop there instead.1960 October, “Talking of Trains: The last of the slip coach”, in Trains Illustrated, page 577
    Synonyms:
    slip carriage

Synonyms of slip coach

  • slip carriage

Forms of slip coach

pluralslip coaches

Questions about slip coach

What does slip coach mean?
Slip coach means a coach at the end of a long-distance train which carries passengers for an intermediate destination and is decoupled or "slipped" and left behind. (In bygone times the decoupling was done on the move; the rest of the train did not stop.).
What part of speech is slip coach?
Slip coach is a noun.
What is the plural of slip coach?
The plural of slip coach is slip coaches.

Words near slip coach in the dictionary

  1. slip box
  2. slip boxes
  3. slip by
  4. slip case
  5. slip cases
  6. slip coach
  7. slip coaches
  8. slip dock
  9. slip docks
  10. slip down
  11. slip dress

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