coach lightn.

Brit.

/ˈkəʊtʃ lʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈkoʊtʃ ˌlaɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: coach n., light n.¹

Etymology: < coach n. + light n.¹

†1. A type of candle, probably used in horse-drawn coach lamps. Obsolete.

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the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [noun] > used at specific times or in certain places

soul candle1389

sizea1483

staff-torch1532

death candle1808

yahrzeit candle1906

1808 Trewman's Exeter Flying Post 13 Oct. /1 (advt.) Benjamin Ware, chemist and druggist... Wax and spermaceti candles, coach-lights, and tapers.

2. A lamp designed to be attached to the outside of a horse-drawn coach, typically one in which the light source is surrounded by four panels of glass in a metal frame (now chiefly historical). In later use also: such a lamp used as a decorative light on (or occasionally in) houses or other buildings. Cf. earlier coach lamp n.

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the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > lamp > used for a specific purpose or occasion

watching lamp1597

midge1883

the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > lamp > outdoor lamp

street light1819

sconce1849

tiki torch1939

1811 Rep. Trials Caravats & Shanavests 16 Q. Were you on the Cork Mail on the night it was stopped?.. What kind of night?—A. It was a very fine moon-light, and we had the coach-lights.

1925 House Beautiful June 661/1 (caption) The doorway is of wood..with a bluestone step... The old coach lights, which have been wired for electricity, are quite in keeping.

1979 T. Fielding Fielding's Europe 161 Low ceilings with beams..; green-paneled walls..; intimate illumination by coach lights.

1986 E. Clements & K. Shepherd Around Campfire Ashes xi. 87 His coach was found..well off the road. The wheels were jammed against a log, the horses stationary and the coach lights burning.

2017 Real Estate Monitor Worldwide (Nexis) 9 Oct. Black iron coach lights complete the..front elevation.

3. A light or lights inside a railway carriage or a motor coach.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > parts and equipment of vehicles generally > [noun] > lights and reflectors

signal light1743

tail-light1844

headlight1845

headlamp1851

tail-lamp1891

reflector1909

spotlight1916

fogs1974

1894 Federal Reporter 61 377 ‘How did you come to see it [sc. a train]?..’ ‘I saw the lights in the coach...’ ‘You could see those coach lights up to Cass Ave?’

1957 Pop. Sci. Sept. 112/1 The coach lights were off now. Though there are individually controlled spotlights for stay-awake readers.

1995 W. Morris Loneliness of Long Distance Writer 77 The coach lights came on, the windows darkened; in the glass, as in a mirror Foley saw His Reflection.

2004 Sun (Nexis) 1 Oct. (Football section) Police had to go onto the [team] bus along with three or four security guards... As soon as they managed to gain control of the situation, they turned off the coach lights to stop anyone seeing in.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

单词	coach light
释义	coach lightn. Brit. /ˈkəʊtʃ lʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈkoʊtʃ ˌlaɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: coach n., light n.¹ Etymology: < coach n. + light n.¹ †1. A type of candle, probably used in horse-drawn coach lamps. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [noun] > used at specific times or in certain places soul candle1389 sizea1483 staff-torch1532 death candle1808 yahrzeit candle1906 1808 Trewman's Exeter Flying Post 13 Oct. /1 (advt.) Benjamin Ware, chemist and druggist... Wax and spermaceti candles, coach-lights, and tapers. 2. A lamp designed to be attached to the outside of a horse-drawn coach, typically one in which the light source is surrounded by four panels of glass in a metal frame (now chiefly historical). In later use also: such a lamp used as a decorative light on (or occasionally in) houses or other buildings. Cf. earlier coach lamp n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > lamp > used for a specific purpose or occasion watching lamp1597 midge1883 the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > lamp > outdoor lamp street light1819 sconce1849 tiki torch1939 1811 Rep. Trials Caravats & Shanavests 16 Q. Were you on the Cork Mail on the night it was stopped?.. What kind of night?—A. It was a very fine moon-light, and we had the coach-lights. 1925 House Beautiful June 661/1 (caption) The doorway is of wood..with a bluestone step... The old coach lights, which have been wired for electricity, are quite in keeping. 1979 T. Fielding Fielding's Europe 161 Low ceilings with beams..; green-paneled walls..; intimate illumination by coach lights. 1986 E. Clements & K. Shepherd Around Campfire Ashes xi. 87 His coach was found..well off the road. The wheels were jammed against a log, the horses stationary and the coach lights burning. 2017 Real Estate Monitor Worldwide (Nexis) 9 Oct. Black iron coach lights complete the..front elevation. 3. A light or lights inside a railway carriage or a motor coach. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > parts and equipment of vehicles generally > [noun] > lights and reflectors signal light1743 tail-light1844 headlight1845 headlamp1851 tail-lamp1891 reflector1909 spotlight1916 fogs1974 1894 Federal Reporter 61 377 ‘How did you come to see it [sc. a train]?..’ ‘I saw the lights in the coach...’ ‘You could see those coach lights up to Cass Ave?’ 1957 Pop. Sci. Sept. 112/1 The coach lights were off now. Though there are individually controlled spotlights for stay-awake readers. 1995 W. Morris Loneliness of Long Distance Writer 77 The coach lights came on, the windows darkened; in the glass, as in a mirror Foley saw His Reflection. 2004 Sun (Nexis) 1 Oct. (Football section) Police had to go onto the [team] bus along with three or four security guards... As soon as they managed to gain control of the situation, they turned off the coach lights to stop anyone seeing in. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). < n.1808
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