sleeping car
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sleeping car
noun sleeping cars · sleeper car
- A railroad car with sleeping facilities for passengers travelling overnight. In August 1859, eighty years ago, a sleeping car appeared on the Chicago & Alton Railroad of the United States, a great advance on the primitive facilities previously available.
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noun a railroad car with sleeping facilities for passengers travelling overnight.
| Español | vagón litera, coche cama, coche dormitorio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 침대차 chimdaecha |
| 日本語 | 寝台車 shindaisha |
| 中文 | 臥舖車 /卧铺车 wòpùchē |
| हिन्दी | शयनयान shayanyaan |
| Português | vagão-leito |
| Français | wagon-couchette, wagon-lit |
| Deutsch | Schlafwagen |
| Italiano | vagone letto |
| Română | vagon de dormit |
| Русский | спа́льный ваго́н spálʹnyj vagón |
Talk about this word "sleeping car." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sleeping%20car. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sleeping car. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sleeping%20car "sleeping car." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sleeping%20car.
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@misc{sleeping_car_2026,
title = {sleeping car},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sleeping%20car},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
