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
Meanwhile, engineers are busily working to boost the efficiency of regular-old coupes and sedans.
Start-Up Automaker Elio Builds Small, Cheap, Two-Seater Car | Daniel Gross | August 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe SUVs, coupes, and sedans that populate dealer showrooms are much greener than their antecedents.
Farewell to the Gas Station: The Demise of a Car-Culture Icon | Daniel Gross | May 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn many instances, the more expensive, greener versions of the basic coupes and sedans are doing well.
Detroit’s Green Leap Forward Pulls In to New York Auto Show | Daniel Gross | March 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe crowd recognizes nobody amid the hurly-burly of coupes, pony-carts, and taxicabs, each trying to pass the other.
Marse Henry (Vol. 2) | Henry WattersonElles sont la verite coupes par une petite valle l'extrmit du pied du Brezon, mais elles recommencent au de l de cette coupure.
Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4) | James Hutton
Ces couches sont coupes par des fentes qui leur sont -peu-prs perpendiculaires et qui le sont aussi l'horizon.
Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) | James HuttonCette roche s'lve en montagnes d'une hauteur trs-considrable, irrgulires, rapides, et coupes de vallons escarps.
Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) | James Hutton
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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