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noun
A small private compartment, for one person, in a railroad sleeping car.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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noun
a small private compartment for one on a sleeping car
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: compartment
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *(H)rewH-der. Proto-Germanic *rūmą Proto-West Germanic *rūm Old English rūm Middle English roum English room English -ette English roomette From room + -ette.
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