Couchette

How it is used

Used in European rail bookings; a couchette is a sleeping place, not necessarily a private sleeper cabin.

Example sentences

1. I reserved a lower couchette because climbing to the upper bunk would be difficult.

   The booking specifies a bunk position within a sleeping compartment.

2. Six travellers shared the couchette compartment on the overnight journey.

   The word can modify compartment to describe shared sleeping accommodation.

Common collocations

• lower couchette
• couchette compartment

Related terms

• public transportBuses, trains, trams, metros and ferries that run on fixed routes and timetables and that anyone can use by paying a fare.
• timetableA list or table showing the times when buses, trains, ferries or planes leave and arrive.

More terms: Getting Around & Directions

• directions
• taxi rank
• shuttle bus
• car rental
• platform
• get off
• within walking distance
• request stop
• rail replacement bus
• through ticket
• split ticketing
• penalty fare