motorcoach

See also: motor coach and motor-coach

English

Etymology

From 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.

Alternative forms

• motor coach, motor-coach

Synonyms

• autobus, bus, coach, omnibus, motorbus

Hypernyms

• motor vehicle

Coordinate terms

• motor car (motorcar)
• motor truck (motortruck)
• motor scooter (motorscooter)

See also

• city bus