coupe
1Also coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
Origin of coupe
1Other definitions for coupe (2 of 3)
ice cream or sherbet mixed or topped with fruit, liqueur, whipped cream, etc.
a glass container for serving such a dessert, usually having a stem and a wide, deep bowl.
any rimless plate.
Origin of coupe
2Other definitions for coupé (3 of 3)
a short, four-wheeled, closed carriage, usually with a single seat for two passengers and an outside seat for the driver.
the end compartment in a European diligence or railroad car.
Ballet. an intermediary step to transfer the weight from one foot to the other.
(in Continental heraldry) party per fess.
Origin of coupé
3- Also coupe (for defs. 1-3).
Words that may be confused with coupé
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How to use coupe in a sentence
Besides these regular coupés, there were many freight cars which carried all kinds of canned goods and other provisions.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia AustrianThe bridegroom generally provides hansoms or coupés to drive his ushers to the church from their respective residences.
The Complete Bachelor | Walter GermainBut now the carriages drove up—coupés, dog-carts, and a victoria.
Lorraine | Robert W. ChambersSlowly driven coupés, with their elderly passengers, crawled along the road, and the wet-nurses pushed their perambulators.
A Mummer's Tale | Anatole FranceThe coupés of the rich trundled over the pavements to his retreat at the St. James Hotel.
The King's Men | Robert Grant, John Boyle O'Reilly, J. S. Dale, and John T. Wheelwright
British Dictionary definitions for coupe (1 of 2)
/ (kuːp) /
a dessert of fruit and ice cream, usually served in a glass goblet
a dish or stemmed glass bowl designed for this dessert
Origin of coupe
1British Dictionary definitions for coupé (2 of 2)
/ (ˈkuːpeɪ) /
Also called: fixed-head coupé a four-seater car with a fixed roof, a sloping back, and usually two doors: Compare drophead coupé
a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with two seats inside and one outside for the driver
an end compartment in a European railway carriage with seats on one side only
Origin of coupé
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