motorcoach

See also: motor coach and motor-coach

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Etymology

motor + coach

Noun

motorcoach (plural motorcoaches)

  1. A motorised bus, or coach.
  2. Alternative form of motor coach (a rail vehicle)
    • 1962 July, “Beyond the Channel: Switzerland: Swiss-built couchette and sleeping cars”, in Modern Railways, page 58:
      There are also at present under construction 36 additional powerful electric motorcoaches of the latest type, used on high-speed cross-country trains.

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