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Meaning of sleeping car | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A railroad car with sleeping facilities for passengers travelling overnight.

Equivalents

Deutsch Schlafwagen
Suomi makuuvaunu
Italiano vagone letto
日本語 寝台車
한국어 침대차
Nederlands slaapwagen
Português vagão-leito
Svenska sovvagn
Українська спа́льний ваго́н

Examples

“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.”
“Today, the 'Night Riviera' is one of only two sleeping car services that survive in the UK.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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