sleeping car
Noun
Meaning
a passenger car that has berths for sleeping
Source: WordNetAlternative names
sleeping-car
Synonyms
sleeper
wagon-lit
car
compartment
lounge
dining car
pullman car
buffet car
lounge car
roomette
club car
chair car
sleepers
carriage provided with berths
sleeping cars
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Examples
In the heat of the Russian summer a sleeping car is the most horrible instrument of martyrdom imaginable.
The fare for a one-week trip from Omaha to San Francisco on an emigrant sleeping car was about $65 for an adult.
This translated into keeping express, telegraph, sleeping car and other lines of business for themselves, creating separate departments or companies as necessary.