coupe
1Also coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
Origin of coupe
1Words Nearby coupe
Other 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
No, the Pacifica Pinnacle is not a sport sedan or souped-up super coupe.
Cocktails, I hope, are coming out of little plastic takeaway bottles and going into coupes.
How to garnish cocktails, now that you’re clinking glasses with friends again | M. Carrie Allan | May 21, 2021 | Washington PostThis includes opting for less popular models, such as coupes or sedans instead of hot-ticket SUVs and trucks.
Police were searching for a woman in a blue coupe with shiny tire rims.
Man shot in road-rage dispute near vice president’s residence in Northwest Washington | Peter Hermann | April 15, 2021 | Washington PostPolice said a woman in the blue coupe sideswiped another vehicle.
Man shot in road-rage dispute near vice president’s residence in Northwest Washington | Peter Hermann | April 15, 2021 | Washington Post
This perfectionist, however, has become unhinged—just how coupe likes it.
Eliza Coupe Finds Her ‘Happy Ending’ With ‘Benched’ | Kevin Fallon | October 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKate Moss partnered with London restaurant 34 to make a Champagne coupe modeled on her left breast.
After shaking, he pours the opaque, green liquid through a strainer and into a chilled champagne coupe.
BMW is poised to introduce its new i3 all-electric coupe in 2014.
Draper purchased a cool blue 1962 Cadillac coupe de Ville when he became a partner at Sterling Cooper.
Don Draper and Jay Gatsby: Two Men With a Parallel and Lurid Past | Jean Trinh | April 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTShe did not wish to enter the coupe, and told Doctor Mandelet she would walk; she was not afraid, and would go alone.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate Chopin"We'll have something to eat and we'll go back and sit in the coupe and wait a while," Frey said.
The coupe parked across the street and Frey saw the crowd and the reporters.
Drawing nearer, she was dismayed to see that the coupe appeared to be lying on its stomach in the ditch.
Ghost Beyond the Gate | Mildred A. WirtThe coupe rounded a curve and the road dipped between an avenue of swaying, whispering pines.
Ghost Beyond the Gate | Mildred A. Wirt
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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