Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sleeping \Sleep"ing\, a. & n. from Sleep.
Sleeping car, a railway car or carrriage, arranged with apartments and berths for sleeping.
Sleeping partner (Com.), a dormant partner. See under Dormant.
Sleeping table (Mining), a stationary inclined platform on which pulverized ore is washed; a kind of buddle.
Car \Car\, n. [OF. car, char, F. cahr, fr. L. carrus, Wagon: a Celtic word; cf. W. car, Armor. karr, Ir. & Gael. carr. cf. Chariot.]
A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart.
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A vehicle adapted to the rails of a railroad. [U. S.]
Note: In England a railroad passenger car is called a railway carriage; a freight car a goods wagon; a platform car a goods truck; a baggage car a van. But styles of car introduced into England from America are called cars; as, tram car. Pullman car. See Train.
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A chariot of war or of triumph; a vehicle of splendor, dignity, or solemnity. [Poetic].
The gilded car of day.
--Milton.The towering car, the sable steeds.
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(Astron.) The stars also called Charles's Wain, the Great Bear, or the Dipper.
The Pleiads, Hyads, and the Northern Car.
--Dryden. The cage of a lift or elevator.
The basket, box, or cage suspended from a balloon to contain passengers, ballast, etc.
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A floating perforated box for living fish. [U. S.]
Car coupling, or Car coupler, a shackle or other device for connecting the cars in a railway train. [U. S.]
Dummy car (Railroad), a car containing its own steam power or locomotive.
Freight car (Railrood), a car for the transportation of merchandise or other goods. [U. S.]
Hand car (Railroad), a small car propelled by hand, used by railroad laborers, etc. [U. S.]
Horse car, or Street car, an omnibus car, draw by horses or other power upon rails laid in the streets. [U. S.]
Palace car, Drawing-room car, Sleeping car, Parlor car, etc. (Railroad), cars especially designed and furnished for the comfort of travelers. [1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
alt. A railroad car with sleeping facilities for passengers travelling overnight. n. A railroad car with sleeping facilities for passengers travelling overnight.
WordNet
Wikipedia
Sleeping Car is a 1933 British romantic comedy film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Madeleine Carroll, Ivor Novello, Stanley Holloway and Laddie Cliff.
It was made at the Lime Grove Studios in London. The film's art direction was by Alfred Junge.
Usage examples of "sleeping car".
The hospital car was a sleeping car requisitioned from the New York Central and still possessed its peacetime cuspidors, fringed curtains, and engraved lamp shades, though now the luxurious bunks were attended by four nurses and two army doctors, who were protected by a pair of faded red flags that hung at either end of the car's roof to proclaim that the vehicle was a hospital.
The second sleeping car had caught fire, and with no one awake to sound the alarm, the rushing of the wind had whipped the blaze into an inferno.
She paid her fare in cash through to Albany, and made inquiry about accommodations in the sleeping car.
Then the train had arrived, and it turned out there had been some kind of confusion in the reservations and he was unable to secure a sleeping car.
The woman recommended the Deluxe sleeping car accommodations since LuAnn was traveling with a baby.
Meanwhile I could try to ascertain just which cabin was hers, and this I proceeded to attempt, making my way to the ladies' sleeping car and peering down as well as I could into its series of windows.
He imagined himself and Del in their sleeping car, heeding every sudden noise.