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
He said Mr. Peterson, the son of a West Indian immigrant who worked as a sleeping car railway porter, was deeply shaped by Little Burgundy.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2020
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
When the final section of the train pulls out, I’m crouched under a bunk in a sleeping car wedged against another man.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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