roomette

room·ette

(ro͞o-mĕt′, ro͝om-ĕt′)

A small private compartment in a railroad sleeping car.

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roomette

(ruːˈmɛt; rʊˈmɛt)

(Railways) US and Canadian a self-contained compartment in a railway sleeping car

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room•ette

(ruˈmɛt, rʊ-)

n.

1. a small private compartment in the sleeping car of a train.

2. a private room adjoining a box at a sports stadium or arena and used for entertaining guests.

[1935–40]

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Noun

roomette - a small private compartment for one on a sleeping car

compartment - a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area

sleeping car, wagon-lit, sleeper - a passenger car that has berths for sleeping

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roomette

[ruːˈmet] N (US) → departamento m de coche-cama

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Sleepers came in three sizes: the roomette, the bedroom, and the family bedroom.

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Prices start from PS1,539 per person including eight nights hotel accommodation, standard class rail travel, a roomette sleeper between Seattle and San Francisco, a Seattle Sightseeing tour, dinner in the SkyCity Restaurant in the Space Needle, a city pass and a deluxe tour and dinner at Neptune's Palace in San Francisco, a California Wine Country Tour and a Universal Studios and city tour in LA.

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Round-trip train fare runs about $362; booking a room, such as a "superliner roomette," with two bunks and a picture window, brings the total price to $938, which includes meals.

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The motorcycles are secured in specially designed carriers and travel in the trainOs auto carriers while tour participants travel on the train in private roomette sleeping accommodations.