sleeping car

sleep·ing car

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [slee-ping kahr]
- /ˈsli pɪŋ kɑr/
- /sliːp kɑː(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [slee-ping kahr]
- /ˈsli pɪŋ kɑr/

Definitions of sleeping car words

noun sleeping car a railroad car fitted with berths, compartments, bedrooms, or drawing rooms for passengers to sleep in. 1
noun sleeping car train carriage fitted with bed 1
countable noun sleeping car A sleeping car is a railway carriage containing beds for passengers to sleep in at night. 0
noun sleeping car a railway car fitted with compartments containing bunks for people to sleep in 0
noun sleeping car a railroad car equipped with berths, compartments, etc. for passengers to sleep in 0

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Origin of sleeping car

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1830-40

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Parts of speech for Sleeping car

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sleeping car

sleeping car popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sleeping car usage trend in Literature

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