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WAGON-LIT (wagons-lits)

Pronunciation (US):

• 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.

• WAGON-LIT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A passenger car that has berths for sleeping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

sleeping car; wagon-lit; sleeper

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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