The difference between Coach and Rolling stock
When used as nouns, coach means a wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power, whereas rolling stock means all vehicles that move on a railway, powered or unpowered.
Coach is also verb with the meaning: to train.
check bellow for the other definitions of Coach and Rolling stock
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Coach as a noun:
A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.
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Coach as a noun (rail, UK, Australia):
A passenger car, either drawn by a locomotive or part of a multiple unit.
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Coach as a noun (originally, Oxford University slang):
A trainer or instructor.
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Coach as a noun (British, Australia):
A single-decked long-distance, or privately hired, bus.
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Coach as a noun (nautical):
The forward part of the cabin space under the poop deck of a sailing ship; the fore-cabin under the quarter deck.
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Coach as a noun (chiefly US):
The part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; the economy section.
Examples:
"John flew coach to Vienna, but first-class back home."
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Coach as a verb (intransitive, sports):
To train.
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Coach as a verb (transitive):
To instruct; to train.
Examples:
"She has coached many opera stars."
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Coach as a verb (intransitive):
To study under a tutor.
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Coach as a verb (intransitive):
To travel in a coach (sometimes coach it).
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Coach as a verb (transitive):
To convey in a coach.
Examples:
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Rolling stock as a noun (railroads, uncountable, collectively):
All vehicles that move on a railway, powered or unpowered.
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Rolling stock as a noun (countable, less common):
Any such vehicle.