WAGON-LIT (wagons-lits)

Pronunciation (US):

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected form: wagons-lits   

 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 

• WAGON-LIT (noun)

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)