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sleeping car
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sleeping car
n.
A railroad car having accommodations for sleeping.
sleeping car
n
(Transport / Railways) a railway car fitted with compartments containing bunks for people to sleep in
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sleeping car - a passenger car that has berths for sleepingsleeping car - a passenger car that has berths for sleeping
wagon-lit, sleeper
drawing room - a private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and a toilet
carriage, passenger car, coach - a railcar where passengers ride
roomette - a small private compartment for one on a sleeping car
Translations
sleeping car n (Rail) → vagone m letto inv
sleeping car → عربة النوم spací vůz sovevogn Schlafwagen κλινάμαξα coche cama makuuvaunu wagon-lit spavaća kola vagone letto 寝台車 침대차 slaapwagen sovevogn wagon sypialny carruagem-cama, vagão-leito спальный вагон sovvagn ตู้นอน kuşetli vagon toa giường nằm 卧车
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Two years later it was renamed the Orient Express and by the 1930s there was a complete network of sleeping cars running between western and eastern Europe and the service was known for its high class and luxury.
High-class service is steeped in history by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
Sleeping cars were in short supply and the Office of Defense Transportation frequently directed railroads, as shown in this Rock Island Railroad notice, to cancel their civilian sleeper reservations to free up Pullman sleeping cars for troop movements.
From pages past by Edwards, Denny / Defense Transportation Journal
Its luxury sleeping cars could be found on every major passenger rail line, and it operated manufacturing and repair facilities not only in Chicago, but also in Atlanta, Buffalo, St.
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