Coach vs Compartment - What's the difference?
coach | compartment |
A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.
(rail) A railroad car drawn by a locomotive.
A trainer or instructor.
(British) A single decked long-distance, or privately hired bus.
(nautical) The forward part of the cabin space under the poop deck of a sailing ship; the fore-cabin under the quarter deck.
* Samuel Pepys
That part of a commercial passenger airplane reserved for those paying standard fare.
(sports) To train.
To instruct; to train.
To travel in a coach (sometimes coach it ).
* E. Waterhouse
To convey in a coach.
A room, or section, or chamber
:* "Two men were seated in a well-lighted compartment of a third-class carriage."
One of the parts in which an area is subdivided.
(biochemistry) Part of a protein that serves a specific function.
(heraldry) A mound (often of grass) beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.
As nouns the difference between coach and compartment
is that coach is a wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power while compartment is a room, or section, or chamber.As a verb coach
is to train.coach
English
Noun
(es)- The commanders came on board and the council sat in the coach .
- John flew coach to Vienna, but first-class back home.
Synonyms
* (wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power) carriage * (railroad car drawn by a locomotive) carriageDerived terms
* coachable * coach and horses * coachbuilder * coach dog * coacher * coach horse * coach lamp * coachman * coachmaster * coach roof * coachwork * head coach * life coach * roach coach * slip coach * stagecoachVerb
(es)- She has coached many opera stars.
- Coaching it to all quarters.
- (Alexander Pope)