Meanings
nouncoachwork (plural coachworks)
plural coachworks
- The body of a motor vehicle (as opposed to the chassis).
Near-synonym: auto body
1 more example
For a split second, resting on the petrol tank, it seemed to paw at the heavens like a giant praying-mantis. Then slowly it toppled over backwards and fell with a splintering crash of coachwork and glass.
1953, Ian Fleming, “The Crawling of the Skin”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 110
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Czech karosérie
- karosériebody of a motor vehicle
Dutch carrosserie
- carrosseriebody of a motor vehicle
French carrosserie
- carrosseriebody of a motor vehicle
German Karrosserie
- Karrosseriebody of a motor vehicle
Greek αμάξωμα
- αμάξωμα (amáxoma)body of a motor vehicle
Indonesian karoseri
- karoseribody of a motor vehicle
Malay koc
- kocbody of a motor vehicle
Norwegian Bokmål karosseri
- karosseribody of a motor vehicle
Polish karoseria
- karoseriabody of a motor vehicle
Cite this entry
APA
coachwork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coachwork
MLA
“coachwork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coachwork. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coachwork,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coachwork.
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