wa·gon-lit \ˈvagōⁿˈlē\noun (pluralwagons-litsorwagon-lits \-ē(z)\) Etymology: French, from wagon railroad car (from English wagon) (I) + lit bed, from Latin lectus — more at lie 1.: a railroad sleeping car especially of continental Europe having beds in separate compartments 2.: a compartment or accommodation in a wagon-lit < had engaged a wagon-lit — Spectator >