sleeper
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- noun
- /ˈsliːpər/
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coche cama
- Would you recommend people go on Moldovan sleeper trains?
- a sleeper car
- a sleeper compartment
- a sleeper berth
Examples
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Tonight I am getting the only British sleeper train from Edinburgh in Scotland right down to London in England.
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Hamish took the Edinburgh sleeper.
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A good number of these routes include sleeper cars.
Blog text (19) -
There is not one first-class sleeper car on the whole train?
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Now I absolutely love getting sleeper cabins on a train.
Blog text (29) -
We boarded a night train with a tiny sleeper compartment and no modern conveniences.
Academic text (2001) -
On many nights, we were put aboard sleepers and dispatched from Moscow to a regional city, only to be returned to the capital on the train the following evening.
Academic text (1993) -
I booked a private compartment in the sleeper car for my overnight journey from Paris to Berlin.
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Passengers can enjoy a comfortable night's rest in their sleeper cabins while traveling across the countryside.
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On long-distance trips, the sleeper train allows travelers to sleep while they travel to their destination.
Synonyms
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A train car with beds for passengers on overnight journeys
A train car with beds for overnight travel
A luxury train car with beds and other comforts
Compounds
- Specialized
A hidden program in a computer network that stays inactive until activated to do harm
- NSFW
A hidden group of people who stay inactive until they get orders to do illegal or violent acts
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sleeper comes from the root sleep 'to rest'. A sleeper on a train is called that because people sleep in it on long night journeys.