coe
coe — noun
1. a small shelter built above the opening of a mine shaft
a small shelter built above the opening of a mine shaft
Eitan waited inside the coe while rain hit the roof.
coe as shelter above a mine entrance
The old coe still stood above the flooded silver shaft.
Workers stored lamps in the coe before going underground.
A narrow path led from the village to the coe.
文法句型
a coe
the coe
in the coe
above the shaft
用法筆記
Used for an old mining structure, not for the shaft itself. It usually refers to the hut or covering at the top, where people waited or stored things before going below ground.
2. an illness that affects sheep
an illness that affects sheep
The vet examined two lambs after coe spread through the flock.
coe spread through a flock
Beatriz moved the sick sheep away when coe appeared in spring.
Wet hills can make coe harder for farmers to control.
One ewe died before the shepherd realized it had coe.
文法句型
have coe
get coe
coe spread through a flock
用法筆記
This is a specialist livestock term and normally appears in farming or veterinary writing. It refers to the disease itself, while the verb sense describes causing an animal to get it.
coe — verb
- coepresent simple I / you / we / they
- coes3rd person singular
- coeing-ing form
- coedpast simple
1. to cause a sheep or another animal to become infected with coe
to cause a sheep or another animal to become infected with coe
Dirty bedding coed three lambs before the farmer noticed.
coe + animal object
The wet pen coed the sheep during the long winter.
Several lambs were coed after days in the muddy yard.
Neglect can coe a flock when the sheds stay filthy.
文法句型
coe + animal
be coed
coe a flock
用法筆記
Used mainly in older or technical farming contexts. It usually takes an animal or flock as its object, and passive forms such as 'were coed' are also possible.
coe — abbreviation
1. used for a vehicle design in which the cab sits above the engine
used for a vehicle design in which the cab sits above the engine
The driver preferred a COE truck in narrow city streets.
COE + truck
Christopher still repairs old COE delivery vans at the garage.
Joon bought a COE model because it turns in less space.
The ad promised better visibility from the COE cab.
- cab-over-engine
the full form written out instead of the abbreviation
- cab-forward
a related design label that emphasizes the forward cab position
- conventional cab
describes a truck with the cab behind the engine rather than above it
文法句型
COE truck
COE cab
COE model
用法筆記
Usually written in capitals in transport or truck-design contexts. It often appears before words such as 'truck', 'cab', or 'model' rather than standing alone in ordinary conversation.