sleeping-car
- Noun:
- A railway carriage equipped with beds or berths for passengers to sleep in during overnight travel: "sleeping-car" refers to a specialized train car designed to provide sleeping accommodations, allowing passengers to rest while traveling long distances.
We booked a compartment in the sleeping-car for our overnight journey from London to Edinburgh. (A train car with beds for passengers traveling overnight.)
The sleeping-car was fully occupied, so we had to sit in a regular coach for the entire trip. (The car providing sleeping berths was completely booked.)
"to travel in a sleeping-car": to use a train car with sleeping facilities for a journey.
- They preferred to travel in a sleeping-car to avoid the cost of a hotel. (They used the train's sleeping accommodations to save money on lodging.)
"sleeping-car attendant": a staff member responsible for maintaining the sleeping car and assisting passengers.
- The sleeping-car attendant brought fresh linens and turned down the beds. (The train employee who serves passengers in the sleeping car.)
Sleeper (n): a short form for "sleeping-car"; also refers to a person who sleeps or a type of spy.
- We booked a sleeper for the night train. (We reserved a berth in a sleeping-car.)
Sleeping compartment (n): a private room within a sleeping-car.
- The sleeping compartment had two bunk beds and a small washbasin. (A private space in the sleeping-car.)
- Berth: a bed or sleeping accommodation on a train or ship.
- Couchette: a type of sleeping berth on a European train, often less private than a sleeper compartment.
"to sleep like a log in a sleeping-car": to sleep very soundly while traveling by train.
- Despite the train's motion, I slept like a log in the sleeping-car. (I slept deeply and undisturbed.)
"a rolling home": a metaphorical phrase for a train car that serves as temporary living quarters.
- The sleeping-car became our rolling home for the three-day journey. (The train car functioned as a temporary residence during travel.)