couchette (redirected from couchettes)

cou·chette  (k-sht)

n.

1. A compartment on a European passenger train equipped with four to six berths for sleeping.

2. A sleeping berth in one of these compartments.

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[French, diminutive of couche, bed, from Old French; see couch.]

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couchette [koo-shett]

Noun

a bed converted from seats on a train or ship [French]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

couchette - a compartment on a European passenger train; contains 4 to 6 berths for sleeping compartment - a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area passenger train - a train that carries passengers

Translations

couchette [kuːˈʃɛt] n → litera

couchette [kuːˈʃɛt] n → couchette f

couchette [kuːˈʃɛt] n → Liegewagen(platz) m

couchette [kuːˈʃɛt] n → cuccetta