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单词 day coach
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day coachn.

Brit. /ˈdeɪ ˌkəʊtʃ/, U.S. /ˈdeɪ ˌkoʊtʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: day n., coach n.
Etymology: < day n. + coach n. Compare earlier day car n. at day n. Compounds 3. Compare also earlier night coach n. at night n. and int. Compounds 4.
1. A horse-drawn passenger coach that travels by day, esp. one that makes a journey in a single day. Cf. night coach n. (a) at night n. and int. Compounds 4. Now historical.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > types of carriage > covered > coach > other types of coach
hanging-waggon1585
glass-coach1667
carriage of respecta1680
shalloon1688
leading coach1704
curtain-coach1706
day coach1784
muddy1800
perch-coach1815
drag1820
1784 Gazetteer & New Daily Advertiser 1 June For the greater conveniency of those persons who dislike travelling in the night..a new day coach sets off from the..Inn every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
1842 F. Marryat Percival Keene II. ii. 206 We..took the day coach down to Ilfracombe, where my mother had decided upon taking up her future residence.
1888 A. Maudslay Highways & Horses ii. 73 Long-distance day-coaches were established when the ‘Wonder’ ran to Shrewsbury, 158 miles, in one day.
1907 C. G. Harper Manch. & Glasgow Road I. v. 29 About 1824 began the era of the fast day coaches, and fine vehicles, handsome horses, and decent harness were provided for the travelling public.
1982 Clogher Rec. 11 34 A day coach to Dublin ran in opposition to the Mail at various times between 1824 and the coming of the railways.
2012 M. C. Sullivan Path of Mercy xiii. 198 They arrived at the Carlow–Kilkenny Day Coach Office on Duke Street early on April 10.., hoping to reach Carlow by three.
2. Originally and chiefly North American.
a. A standard railway passenger carriage, esp. as distinguished from a sleeper (sleeper n. 5a). Cf. day car n. at day n. Compounds 3.
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society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > carriage designed to carry passengers
steam-carriage1788
railway carriage1824
carriage1825
railroad carriage1826
railroad car1829
railroad coach1829
rail carriage1831
coach1832
passenger car1832
steam-car1833
passenger carriage1838
passenger coach1841
day coach1869
bogie1919
clockwork orange1978
1869 Railway News 13 Nov. 1/3 This Train will be composed of the Finest Drawing Room and Sleeping Coaches in the World: as also, the New and Improved Day Coaches peculiar to this line.
1887 C. B. George 40 Years on Rail xi. 226 A passenger on his way to the dining-car came out of the day coach into the ladies' end of my car.
1924 W. M. Raine Troubled Waters vii. 68 I'm going forward to the day coach.
1942 Cumberland (Maryland) Evening Times 6 Oct. 7/2 [The President] doesn't go day coach as I did.
1986 Toronto Star (Nexis) 10 Feb. a1 The charred remains of a daycoach that was near the front of the doomed Vancouver to Winnipeg train.
2005 C. Slack Hetty x. 137 Often she traveled alone, invariably by day coach rather than in a more expensive sleeper car.
b. In extended use: an aeroplane with seating like that in a railway carriage, providing an economical daytime service for a large number of passengers. Frequently attributive. Cf. coach adv.. Now rare.Often contrasted with night coach.
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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > aircraft for goods or passengers
liner1905
tramp1905
airliner1908
taxi1909
taxi plane1909
air ferry1916
air freighter1919
passenger plane1919
air taxi1920
freighter1920
flying boxcar1932
ferry1939
shuttle plane1944
day coach1945
feeder liner1946
charter1959
night coach1959
1930 Air Trav. News Feb. 29/1 (caption) View of the interior of the huge Keystone ‘Patrician’. In the upper photo is seen the day coach effect; in the lower photo, the same seats have been converted into Pullman berths.
1942 U.S. Air Services Apr. 37 (advt.) ‘Flying daycoaches’, with the comforts of air travel, will cut time and distance for everyone.]
1945 Air Transport Mar. 30 They speak of the plane as ideal for operation between New York and London..as a transcontinental luxury airliner; and, with streetcar or bus type of seating, as a daycoach operating between New York and Miami..and between Chicago and New York.
1947 Shell Aviation News 112 4/1 Atlantic has applied to the Civil Aeronautics Board for permission to operate day coach services in the triangular area, New York, Washington and Pittsburg.
1959 Wall St. Jrnl. 7 Oct. 23/6 Standard first class Miami-New York fare one-way is $80.80, regular daycoach is $54.55 and regular nightcoach is $46.80.
1982 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 6 Mar. 31 United Airlines and Trans World Airlines immediately matched the fare for their off-peak and night-coach flights. The current daycoach fare of $149 was not affected.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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