WAGON-LIT


Meaning of WAGON-LIT in English

Fr. /vann gawonn lee"/ , n. , pl. wagons-lits /vann gawonn lee"/ .

(in continental European usage) a railroad sleeping car.

[ 1880-85; wagon railway coach ( lit bed ( lectus ) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .