"roomette" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1944 November and December, “\"Duplex Roomette\" Sleeping Cars”, in Railway Magazine, page 324:",
          "text": "Although many luxurious single-room sleepers are in service, the demand for sleeping accommodation on long journeys is so great that vehicles less weighty in proportion to their passenger accommodation, and therefore less expensive for the traveller, have become a paramount need, which is largely solved by the roomette car.",
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        "(rail transport, US) A small private compartment, for one person, in a railroad sleeping car."
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