ROOMETTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does roomette mean? 

• ROOMETTE (noun)
  The noun ROOMETTE has 1 sense:

1. a small private compartment for one on a sleeping car

  Familiarity information: ROOMETTE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROOMETTE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small private compartment for one on a sleeping car

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("roomette" is a kind of...):

compartment (a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area)

Holonyms ("roomette" is a part of...):

sleeper; sleeping car; wagon-lit (a passenger car that has berths for sleeping)

Derivation:

room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)