châlit

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃa.li/ ~ /ʃɑ.li/
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Noun

châlit m (plural châlits)

  1. bedstead (originally a large, enclosed wooden structure)
  2. bunk bed (especially for military use, or in a concentration camp)
    • 2016, Jacques Tardi, Dominique Grange, Le dernier assaut, Bruxelles, Paris: Casterman, →ISBN, page 20:
      alors que le plafond s'effondrait sur des hommes choqués, rendus fous de rage et tremblants devant l'impossibilité d'agir, écroulés sous les châlits que les rats avaient désertés depuis le début de l'offensive !
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