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sleeping car

NOUN
railroad overnight car
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That said, the prospect of spending the night in a sleeping car understandably raises a number of questions.

From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2022

While the Richmond, Virginia, resident was in a sleeping car with a private toilet, he said coach passengers are suffering “a wretched, wretched experience” with cars reeking of overflowing toilets.

From Washington Times • Jan. 4, 2022

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 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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