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Definition of Slip coach
1. Noun. A railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train.
Generic synonyms: Car, Railcar, Railroad Car, Railway Car
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Definition of Slip coach
1. Noun. (rail transport) A coach at the end of a long-distance train which carries passengers for an intermediate destination and is decoupled or "slipped" and left behind. (In bygone times the decoupling was done on the move; the rest of the train did not stop.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slip Coach
Literary usage of Slip coach
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Railways of England by William Mitchell Acworth (1889)
"Probably no one needs to lie told that a " slip coach " is a carriage attached
at the rear of a train by a special form of coupling, which can be undone at ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1897)
"She was in the train which they called the slip-coach, and could hardly believe
her eyes when she saw her mother, little Daniel, and Alice on the platform ..."
3. Railway Management at Stations by Edmund B. Ivatts (1898)
"About 1820 cross sleepers are required for a mile of single line. We should like
to know the origin of the word. slip coach OR DROP COACH. ..."
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