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What is "coach house"

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
coach house
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ She came into the cobbled yard in front of the coach house walking carefully in her high-heeled sandals on the uneven ground.
▪ The coach house has been converted at a reasonable sum drawn from the annual budget.
▪ The garage was part of the stable block and had been made out of the old coach house.
▪ The second time she disappeared, we found her sleeping in the coach house in her backyard.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
coach house

carriage house \carriage house\ n. a small building usually near a large residence or part of an estate, used for keeping coaches, carriages, or other vehicles; -- also called coach house. It is now (1998) obsolescent and its function has been taken over by the garage, which is usually attached to a residence or main building. Carriage houses are still found on older estates, though not usually used for their original purpose.

WordNet
coach house

n. a small building for housing coaches and carriages and other vehicles [syn: carriage house]

Usage examples of "coach house".

He had about a quarter of an hour while the coach was drawn out of the coach house and the horses were backed along the shaft so the traces could be fastened.

Load any cases you might want to take into the coach while it's still in the coach house.