wagon-lit
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"The British have a wagon-lit to ourselves with all possible conveniences: there are several other wagon-lits and a dining saloon," he wrote.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2018
In my first-class wagon-lit compartment, the washbasin was dirty.
From Time Magazine Archive
I dragged myself back from Christmas at Manderley to the realities of the wagon-lit.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Soon she would be gone, rattling alone in the wagon-lit without me, and he and I would be together in the dining-room of the hotel, lunching at the same table, planning the future.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
My brain was awhirl as I sat in the wagon-lit rushing across those wide, never-ending plains that lie between the Russian capital and Berlin and the green valleys between the Rhine-lands and the sea.
From The Czar's Spy The Mystery of a Silent Love by William Le Queux
The Czechoslovaks remained parked in the depot all night, the windows of their wagons-lits glowing during long strategy sessions.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a latched compartment of the wagons-lits rode an elderly intriguer, Prince Barbu Stirbey of Rumania, and his elegant daughter, Princess Elise, wife of a British major.
From Time Magazine Archive
During the trip Carol neglected to shave before the ingenious folding washstand provided in the individual compartments of all wagons-lits.
From Time Magazine Archive
Its eleven wagons-lits, three restaurant cars and bar car, all first class, can accommodate 194 passengers; there are two cars for the crew of 30.
From Time Magazine Archive
She passed a wretched night, being of those who detest nights in trains without wagons-lits, but save money by not having wagons-lits, and wonder dismally all night if it is worth it.
From Dangerous Ages by Dame Rose Macaulay
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