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Date: 1900-2000
Language: French
Origin: 'small bed'

couchette

 noun
     
Related topics: Trains, Railways
cou‧chette [countable] British English
TTT a narrow bed that folds down from the wall in a train, or a comfortable seat on a night train or boat [↪ sleeping car]
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