Roomette
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A small private compartment, for one person, in a railroad sleeping car. US
"Although many luxurious single-room sleepers are in service, the demand for sleeping accommodation on long journeys is so great that vehicles less weighty in proportion to their passenger accommodation, and therefore less expensive for the traveller, have become a paramount need, which is largely solved by the roomette car."
- 2 a small private compartment for one on a sleeping car wordnet
Example
More examples"Although many luxurious single-room sleepers are in service, the demand for sleeping accommodation on long journeys is so great that vehicles less weighty in proportion to their passenger accommodation, and therefore less expensive for the traveller, have become a paramount need, which is largely solved by the roomette car."
Etymology
From room + -ette.
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