wagon-lit

[ French va-gawn-lee ]

/ French va gɔ̃ˈli /

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noun, plural wa·gons-lits

[va-gawn-lee]. /va gɔ̃ˈli/.

(in continental European usage) a railroad sleeping car.

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Origin of wagon-lit

First recorded in 1880–85; from French, equivalent to wagon “railway coach” (from English ) + lit “bed” (from Latin lectus )

Words nearby wagon-lit

wagonage, wagon boss, wagoner, wagonette, wagon-headed, wagon-lit, wagonload, wagon master, wagon roof, wagon seat, wagon soldier

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How to use wagon-lit in a sentence

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British Dictionary definitions for wagon-lit

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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