Wagon-lit Definition
vägôɴ-lē
wagon-lit, wagons-lits
noun
wagons-lits
In Europe, a railroad sleeping car.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Wagon-lit
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French wagon railroad car (from English wagon) lit bed (from Old French) (from Latin lēctus legh- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
