(historical) A horse-drawn coach that runs routinely between two destinations to transport passengers and mail.

To travel by stage-coach.

(US) An upright pole having hooks on which to hang coats or other clothing

(Roman Catholicism) An auxiliary bishop with the right of succession, i.e., he becomes bishop upon the death, removal or retirement of the incumbent bishop.

A white, knee-length coat worn by laboratory workers etc as protection.

(petrochemistry) The poisonous gas, used domestically for cooking etc and formerly for lighting, prepared by heating coal with steam; it is a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide; synthesis gas or town gas.

(nautical) a small warship used in the Royal Navy during the First World War that carried torpedoes, mines or depth charges.

A horse that draws a coach. / (nautical, slang) A member of the crew who rowed the admiral's barge or a state barge

(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.)

plural of coadjutor bishop