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wagons-lits

wagons-lits is the plural of wagon-lit.

Meaning of wagon-lit

Noun

wagon-lit (plural wagons-lits)

  1. A sleeping car, often used in international trains in continental Europe; the Wagons-Lits company also ran dining cars.
    • As an extreme example, the charge for dinner in the "Northern Irishman" from Euston to Stranraer Harbour (for the Larne boat) has been increased to as much as 16s 6d, because of the small demand; this is coming close to the level of Wagons-Lits charges abroad.1962 February, “Talking of Trains: Dearer meals in B.R. trains”, in Modern Railways, page 78

Questions about wagons-lits

What is wagons-lits the plural of?
Wagons-lits is the plural of wagon-lit.

Words near wagons-lits in the dictionary

  1. wagonner
  2. wagonners
  3. wagonning
  4. wagonry
  5. wagons
  6. wagons-lits
  7. wagonsful
  8. wagonsheet
  9. wagonsheets
  10. wagonsmith
  11. wagonsmiths

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