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couchette
(couch|ette)
Pronunciation:
/kuːˈʃɛt/
noun
a railway carriage with seats convertible into sleeping berths.
a berth in a couchette.
Origin:
1920s
: French
, literally 'little bed', diminutive of
couche
'a couch'
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