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slip coach

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun slip coach has 1 sense
  1. slip coach, slip carriage - a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train
    --1 is a kind of car, railcar, railway car, railroad car

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Slip Coach

Definition

A slip coach refers to a railway vehicle, typically a coach, that is detached from a moving train at an intermediate station and then allowed to coast to a stop. It enables passengers to alight at a smaller station without the entire train having to stop.

Parts of Speech

  • Noun
  • Verb

Senses and Usages

Noun:

1. A detached railway coach that is allowed to coast to a stop at an intermediate station.

Example sentence: The slip coach was detached from the train at the small village station.

Verb:

1. To detach a coach from a moving train and allow it to coast to a stop at an intermediate station.

Example sentence: The conductor had to slip coach the carriage before reaching the remote station.

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