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wagon-lit
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wa·gon-lit  (vägô-l)
n. pl. wa·gons-lits or wa·gon-lits (vägô-l)
A sleeping car on a European railroad train.
[French : wagon, railroad car (from English wagon) + lit, bed (from Old French, from Latin lctus; see legh- in Indo-European roots).]
wagon-lit (French) [vagɔ̃li]
n pl wagons-lits [vagɔ̃li]
1. (Transport / Railways) a sleeping car on a European railway
2. (Transport / Railways) a compartment on such a car
[from French, from wagon railway coach + lit bed]
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Noun1.wagon-lit - a passenger car that has berths for sleepingwagon-lit - a passenger car that has berths for sleeping
sleeping car, sleeper
drawing room - a private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and a toilet
carriage, passenger car, coach - a railcar where passengers ride
roomette - a small private compartment for one on a sleeping car
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