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wagon-lit definition

wagon-lit (vȧ gōn lē′)

noun pl. wagons-lits wagons-lits′ (-gōn lē′)

in Europe, a railroad sleeping car

Etymology: Fr < wagon, car, railway coach (< E wagon) + lit, bed < L lectus: see lie

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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