Slip-coach Definition

noun
(rail transport) 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.)
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Synonyms:
  • slip carriage

Other Word Forms of Slip-coach

Noun

Singular:
slip-coach
Plural:
slip coaches

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