sleeping car
nounDefinition of sleeping car
: a railroad passenger car having berths for sleeping
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That wise rider leaned out of a sleeping car and handed over some cash. — Caille Millner, SFChronicle.com, "All-American road trip — by train," 28 June 2018 The journalists were put in sleeping cars on the train, four bunks to a compartment. — Nick Wadhams, BostonGlobe.com, "Pompeo eases demand that North Korea give up nuclear weapons immediately," 24 May 2018 The train was expected to continue north, with some of the sleeping car passengers being transferred to a different train. — CBS News, "Brutal cold follows massive East Coast winter storm -- live updates," 7 Jan. 2018 In the late 19th century, companies like Pullman, a manufacturer of sleeping cars for trains, established such towns adjacent to their factories, even providing housing and collecting rent. — Suresh Naidu, Eric Posner, Vox, "More and more companies have monopoly power over workers’ wages. That’s killing the economy.," 6 Apr. 2018 The train was expected to continue north, with some of the sleeping car passengers being transferred to a different train. — CBS News, "Brutal cold follows massive East Coast winter storm -- live updates," 7 Jan. 2018 Fares for sleeping cars include meals and use of first-class lounges in some big cities' stations. — Paul Davenport, chicagotribune.com, "6,889-mile Amtrak ride provides coast-to-coast look at U.S.," 20 Mar. 2018 The train was expected to continue north, with some of the sleeping car passengers being transferred to a different train. — CBS News, "Brutal cold follows massive East Coast winter storm -- live updates," 7 Jan. 2018 The train was expected to continue north, with some of the sleeping car passengers being transferred to a different train. — CBS News, "Brutal cold follows massive East Coast winter storm -- live updates," 7 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sleeping car.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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