platskart

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UK/ˈplæts.kɑːt/UK/plætsˈkɑːt/US/ˈplæts.kɑɹt/US/plætsˈkɑɹt/

noun

A type of open-plan sleeper/couchette passenger train carriage found in countries of the former Eastern Bloc.

OriginRussian плацка́рт →
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Meanings

nounplatskart (plural platskarts)

plural platskarts

  1. A type of open-plan sleeper/couchette passenger train carriage found in countries of the former Eastern Bloc.

Origin

  1. Russianплацка́рт
  2. Englishplatskart

Borrowed from Russian плацка́рт (plackárt).

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APA

platskart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platskart

MLA

“platskart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platskart. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “platskart,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platskart.

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