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View synonyms for sleeping car

sleeping car

noun

  1. a railroad car fitted with berths, compartments, bedrooms, or drawing rooms for passengers to sleep in.


sleeping car

noun

  1. a railway car fitted with compartments containing bunks for people to sleep in
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sleeping car1

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

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