roomette

noun

room·​ette rü-ˈmet How to pronounce roomette (audio)
ru̇-
: a small private single room on a railroad sleeping car

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Since roomettes only have one outlet, a power splitter is essential so multiple people can plug in. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2024 The private rooms start with the roomette, which is two seats by day transformed into upper and lower beds at night. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2024 The roomette and bedroom options can each fit up to two adults (although the former can be a tight squeeze), and the bedroom suite combines two adjoining rooms. Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024 With roomettes, bedrooms, bedroom suites, family bedrooms, and one accessible bedroom spread across two levels of its sleeper cars, the California Zephyr has a wealth of sleeping options to cater all needs. Marianna Cerini, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for roomette 

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of roomette was in 1937

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“Roomette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roomette. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.

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