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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.

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        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