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wagon-lit

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wagon-lit /ˌvaɡɒ̃ˈliː , ˌvaɡɒnˈliː /
▸ noun
(plural wagons-lits /ˌvaɡɒ̃ˈliː , ˌvaɡɒnˈliː /)
a sleeping car on a continental railway.
– ORIGIN French, from wagon ‘railway coach’ + lit ‘bed’.