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SLEEPING CAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A passenger car that has berths for sleeping
Synonyms:
sleeper; sleeping car; wagon-lit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sleeping car" is a kind of...):
carriage; coach; passenger car (a railcar where passengers ride)
Meronyms (parts of "sleeping car"):
drawing room (a private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and a toilet)
roomette (a small private compartment for one on a sleeping car)