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Lorry vs Coach - What's the difference?

lorry | coach |

In british|lang=en terms the difference between lorry and coach

is that lorry is (british) a motor vehicle for transporting goods; a truck while coach is (british) a single decked long-distance, or privately hired bus.

In lang=en terms the difference between lorry and coach

is that lorry is to soil, dirty, bespatter with mud or the like while coach is to convey in a coach.

As nouns the difference between lorry and coach

is that lorry is (british) a motor vehicle for transporting goods; a truck while coach is a wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.

As verbs the difference between lorry and coach

is that lorry is to soil, dirty, bespatter with mud or the like while coach is (sports) to train.

lorry

English

Alternative forms

* (l), (l)

Noun

(lorries)
  • (British) A motor vehicle for transporting goods; a truck.
  • (obsolete) A large low horse-drawn wagon.
  • (dated) A small cart or wagon, as used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish.
  • (dated) A barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.

    • Synonyms

    * (motor vehicle for goods transport) rig, tractor trailer, truck (US), hauler

    Descendants

    * Malay: (l)

    Verb

  • To soil, dirty, bespatter with mud or the like.

    • coach

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • 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
    • The commanders came on board and the council sat in the coach .
  • That part of a commercial passenger airplane reserved for those paying standard fare.
    • John flew coach to Vienna, but first-class back home.

    Synonyms

    * (wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power) carriage * (railroad car drawn by a locomotive) carriage

    Derived 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 * stagecoach

    Verb

    (es)
  • (sports) To train.
  • To instruct; to train.
    • She has coached many opera stars.
  • To travel in a coach (sometimes coach it ).
  • * E. Waterhouse
    • Coaching it to all quarters.
  • To convey in a coach.
    • (Alexander Pope)

    Derived terms

    * coachability