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sleeping car

noun

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

sleeping car

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

The ladies, the baby and the maid had a compartment of the sleeping car to themselves and journeyed comfortably enough.

No matter how far ahead I planned my trips and tried to make reservations I could never get a lower berth in a sleeping-car.

It can be hooked on the head, foot or side rail of the bed or used, as shown, in a sleeping car.

How could you suppose a serpent could get on board a sleeping-car, of all places in the world!

It was his custom, he said, to knock down the elevator boys and sleeping-car porters.

April 23, 2024inveterate

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