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sleeping car

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A railroad car with sleeping facilities for passengers travelling overnight.

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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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See also

sleeping dictionary sleeping draft sleeping dragon sleeping draught sleeping giant sleeping language

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