motorcoach

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noun

A motorised bus, or coach.

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autobusbuscoachomnibusmotorbuscharabancdouble-deckerjitney
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Meanings

nounmotorcoach (plural motorcoaches)

plural motorcoaches · alternative motor coach · alternative motor-coach

  1. A motorised bus, or coach.
  2. alternativeAlternative form of motor coach (a rail vehicle)

    There are also at present under construction 36 additional powerful electric motorcoaches of the latest type, used on high-speed cross-country trains.

    1962 July, “Beyond the Channel: Switzerland: Swiss-built couchette and sleeping cars”, in Modern Railways, page 58

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
autobusbuscoachomnibusmotorbus
Broader
motor vehicle

nouna vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport

Similar
busautobuscoachcharabancdouble-deckerjitneymotorbusomnibuspassenger vehicle
Broader
public transport
Also see
autobusbuscharabanccoachdouble-deckerjitneymotorbusomnibus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From motor + coach.

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Cite this entry
APA

motorcoach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motorcoach

MLA

“motorcoach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motorcoach. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “motorcoach,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motorcoach.

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