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单词 wagon-lit
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wagon-litn.

Brit. /ˌvaɡɒ̃ˈliː/, /ˌvaɡɒnˈliː/, U.S. /ˌvæɡɑ̃ˈli/, /ˌvæɡɑnˈli/
Etymology: French: wagon railway coach ( < English wagon n.) + lit bed.
A sleeping coach on a Continental train.
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society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > carriage designed to carry passengers > sleeping car
Pullman car1867
bed-carriage1869
car1873
sleeper1875
wagon-lit1884
bunk-car1894
couchette1920
slumbercoach1958
1884 Daily News 4 Feb. 3/4 The wagonlit was abandoned, and our journey was continued in an ordinary carriage.
1904 B. von Hutten Pam 39 The child was quite used to strange quarters and wagon-lits.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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