wagon-lit
[ French va-gawn-lee ]
/ French va gɔ̃ˈli /
noun, plural wa·gons-lits [va-gawn-lee] /va gɔ̃ˈli/.
(in continental European usage) a railroad sleeping car.
Nearby words
wagon seat, wagon soldier, wagon train, wagon vault, wagon-headed, wagon-lit, wagonage, wagoner, wagonette, wagonload, wagram
Origin of wagon-lit
1880–85; < French, equivalent to wagon railway coach (< E) + lit bed (< Latin lectus)
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wagon-lit
/ (French vaɡɔ̃li) /
noun plural wagons-lits (vaɡɔ̃li)
a sleeping car on a European railway
a compartment on such a car
Word Origin for wagon-lit
C19: from French, from wagon railway coach + lit bed
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