Meaning & use
coach house homes
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Meanings
nounplural
Homes that are converted from old carriage houses or newly built in a style that copies them.
Grammar: Always used in the plural; for one such home, say 'a coach house home'.
Patterns
- coach house homes for sale
- a row of coach house homes
The developer turned the old stables into coach house homes.
Coach house homes often have large wooden doors and high ceilings.
They bought one of the coach house homes near the park.
nounpluralbusiness
A real-estate marketing term for houses built above or beside a garage, resembling a coach house.
Grammar: Common in property listings; usually appears with modifiers like 'luxury' or 'modern'.
Patterns
- luxury coach house homes
- modern coach house homes
The brochure advertised luxury coach house homes with private garages.
Modern coach house homes are popular because they use space efficiently.
Common combinations
- convert into coach house homes
- The old barn was converted into coach house homes.
- a development of coach house homes
- A new development of coach house homes is planned on the edge of town.
- coach house homes for sale
- There are several coach house homes for sale in this area.
Synonyms and how they differ
- carriage house homes
- Used mainly in American English for similar converted or newly built houses.
- mews houses
- British term for houses built in a row where stables used to be; often smaller and in cities.
Word family
- coach house noun
- The original building for carriages, or a house in that style.
Commonly confused: coach house homes or coach home?
coach house homes vs coach home
A 'coach home' can mean a motorhome or a house for a coach, not a converted carriage house.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'coach house homes' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Coach house homes' is a plural noun phrase, so it fits with 'several' and a plural verb. Option A uses 'a' with a plural, B has a singular verb, and D treats it as a verb.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “coach house homes”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.