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Related topics: Trains & railwayscou·chette /kuːˈʃet/ noun [countable] British English TTTa narrow bed that folds down from the wall in a train, or a comfortable seat on a night train or boat 〔火车上的〕可折叠卧铺；〔夜班火车、轮船的〕软座 → sleeping carExamples from the Corpuscouchette• It is a moment before the long hours in cramped quarters, which makes up spending a night in a couchette.• She sat on the opposite couchette and picked up the paperback he had been reading.• Graham tossed the paperback on to the opposite couchette and made his way to the dining car.Origin couchette (1900-2000) French “small bed”cou·chette nounChineseSyllable from Corpus folds narrow the down a that wall bed |