Word Frequency
coupé (ˈkuːpeɪ
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Definitions
noun
- 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
Word Origin
C19: from French, short for carosse coupé, literally: cut-off carriage, from couper to cut, from coup blow, strokeTranslations for 'coupé'
Example Sentences Including 'coupé'
She hadn't a clue about the difference between a coupé and a convertible.JUST BETWEEN US (2002)
She wore it coupé en page with a straight-cut fringe in front, and a straight-cut bob behind.Priestess - the life and magic of Dion Fortune
She's had a test drive in just about everything that moves and she's got her eye on this BMW coupé.JUST BETWEEN US (2002)
THE RIVALS BMW 645 CI, £50,450 This is the closest German coupé rival, although much less spacious.Belfast Telegraph (2004)
That's the main reason he can afford to drive around in seventy grand's worth of Mercedes coupé.KICK BACK (2002)
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