sleeping car
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sleeping car
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Example Sentences
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We both got off the train at Grand Junction because he was moving into a sleeping car for the rest of his journey.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2021
The plucky but foolhardy passengers are gently driven back off the tracks by a jovial sleeping car attendant.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2015
Disgruntled Pullman porters, who served sleeping car passengers, organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters union in the 1920s.
From Washington Times • Feb. 10, 2015
The United States had definitively entered the space age and we were riding in a Pullman sleeping car.
From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2012
“The sleeping car is the very last. The rear door will remain unlocked, as I am awaiting the arrival of my poor, sick brother who cannot walk without aid.”
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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