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Meanings of sleeper car in English

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A railroad passenger car that has beds where passengers can sleep.

Synonyms
Examples for "sleeper"
Examples for "sleeper"
1
Pockets of resistance remained in west Mosul, including sleeper cells, Mattis said.
Reuters
2
The pose of the Indian was the natural one of a sleeper.
The Phantom of the River
3
Catherine lost her super-sleeper status after complex shoulder surgery two years ago.
Joy bauer's food cures
4
The pillows were arranged-thedraught given; but the sleeper never awoke again.
The Monctons: A Novel. Volume 1 (of 2)
5
The regular breathing of the sleeper proclaimed the soundness of his slumber.
The Mad King
1
Joe Strong turned over in his berth in the circus sleeping car.
Joe Strong, the Boy Fish; or, Marvelous Doings in a Big Tank
2
It was empty and I had no trouble getting a sleeping car.
Self's punishment
3
Detective Pryor! Ralph, the sleeping car porter, came running into the lounge.
Super
4
Ten cents on sleeping car and five cents on parlor car tickets.
The Stamps of Canada
5
Central has inaugurated a new 18-room sleeping car called the Roomette.
The new yorker
Usage of sleeper car in English
1
We couldn't get berths in the sleeper car, so we dozed in our seats.
The Lightning Thief
2
The inspectors made polite excuses and withdrew, ostensibly to the caboose, leaving Mercy and Horatio Korman alone in the deserted sleeper car.
Dreadnought
3
Mercy staggered and tried to grab the edge of a sleeper car wall in order to steady herself, but she failed and fell backwards.
Dreadnought
4
A few others trickled in behind him, until there were no more footsteps on the steel roof and everyone was crowded into the sleeper car.
Dreadnought
5
But she saw two men lying haphazardly over the seats, and half inside the sleeper cars.
Dreadnought
6
And in 2014-15, Amtrak gave 24 writers unlimited travel in sleeper cars, plus meals.
The Guardian
7
We are in what's called a "coupe"- asleepercar for four-andnow I'm the only one still awake.
Cleaving
8
The workmen from the main train climb down from the sleeper cars, light cigarettes, and trek across the lot toward the cookhouse.
Water for elephants