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WAGON-LIT (wagons-lits)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wagon-lit mean?
• WAGON-LIT (noun)
The noun WAGON-LIT has 1 sense:
1. a passenger car that has berths for sleeping
Familiarity information: WAGON-LIT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A passenger car that has berths for sleeping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
sleeper; sleeping car; wagon-lit
Hypernyms ("wagon-lit" is a kind of...):
carriage; coach; passenger car (a railcar where passengers ride)
Meronyms (parts of "wagon-lit"):
drawing room (a private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and a toilet)
roomette (a small private compartment for one on a sleeping car)
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