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sleeping car

NOUN
railroad overnight car
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Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuania’s foreign minister, who has made 11 trips to Ukraine during the war, travels in a standard sleeping car reserved for his delegation.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2024

We both got off the train at Grand Junction because he was moving into a sleeping car for the rest of his journey.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2021

The “flexible” dining service for sleeping car customers starts Oct.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2019

The plucky but foolhardy passengers are gently driven back off the tracks by a jovial sleeping car attendant.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2015

“I have secured four double berths in the sleeping car of the ten-fifty train bound for Washington,” she whispered tensely.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan



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