"sleeper ship" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sleeper ship.wav Forms: sleeper ships [plural]
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  1. (science fiction) A spaceship, all or some of whose passengers are in suspended animation. Coordinate_terms: generation ship

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