WAGON-LIT Meaning of WAGON-LIT in English [ ˌvagɒ~'li: \]■ noun ( plural wagons-lits pronunciation same) a sleeping car on a train in continental Europe.OriginFr., from wagon 'railway coach' + lit 'bed'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004