wagon-lit

wa·gon-lit

W0006500 (vä′gôN-lē′)n. pl. wa·gons-lits or wa·gon-lits (vä′gôN-lē′) A sleeping car on a European railroad train.

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[French : wagon, railroad car (from English wagon) + lit, bed (from Old French, from Latin lēctus; see legh- in Indo-European roots).]

wagon-lit

(French vaɡɔ̃li) n, pl wagons-lits (vaɡɔ̃li) 1. (Railways) a sleeping car on a European railway2. (Railways) a compartment on such a car[C19: from French, from wagon railway coach + lit bed]

wa•gon-lit

(Fr. va gɔ̃ˈli)

n., pl. wa•gons-lits (Fr. va gɔ̃ˈli) (in continental European usage) a railroad sleeping car. [1880–85; < French, =wagon railway coach (< E) + lit bed (< Latin lectus)]

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wagon-lit - a passenger car that has berths for sleepingsleeping car, sleeperdrawing room - a private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and a toiletcarriage, passenger car, coach - a railcar where passengers rideroomette - a small private compartment for one on a sleeping car