couchette

noun

cou·​chette

küˈshet

plural -s

1

: a compartment on a European passenger train so arranged that berths can be provided at night

2

: one of the berths in a couchette

Word History

Etymology

French, berth, bunk, diminutive of couche bed, from Middle French

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