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wa·gon-lit
/
French
va
gɔ̃ˈli
/
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[
French
v
a
-gaw
n
-
lee
]
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noun,
plural
wa·gons-lits
/
va
gɔ̃ˈli
/
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[
v
a
-gaw
n
-
lee
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.
(in continental European usage) a railroad sleeping car.
Origin:
1880–85;
<
French,
equivalent to
wagon
railway coach (< E) +
lit
bed (<
Latin
lectus
)
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wagon-lit
(
French
vaɡɔ̃li)
—
n
,
pl
wagons-lits
1.
a sleeping car on a European railway
2.
a compartment on such a car
[C19: from French, from
wagon
railway coach +
lit
bed]
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