"car-sleeper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: car-sleepers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} car-sleeper (plural car-sleepers)
  1. (rail transport, UK) A sleeping car train which also includes vehicles for carrying passengers' motor cars. Tags: UK Synonyms: motorail

Inflected forms

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