"quiet coach" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quiet coaches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} quiet coach (plural quiet coaches)
  1. (British) A rail coach on which unnecessary noise is discouraged. Tags: British
    Sense id: en-quiet_coach-en-noun-Z-Ce7VcK Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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