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slumbercoach

slumbercoach noun: a type of sleeping car.

Noun

slumbercoach (plural slumbercoaches)

  1. A type of sleeping car.
    • At least two railways have introduced "slumbercoaches" affording single-room accommodation at coach fares with a very moderate supplement.1959 April, “More Passenger Traffic in the U.S.A.”, in Railway Magazine, page 222

Forms of slumbercoach

pluralslumbercoaches
alternative formslumber coach

Origin of slumbercoach

From slumber + coach.

Questions about slumbercoach

What does slumbercoach mean?
Slumbercoach means a type of sleeping car.
What part of speech is slumbercoach?
Slumbercoach is a noun.
What is the plural of slumbercoach?
The plural of slumbercoach is slumbercoaches.

Words near slumbercoach in the dictionary

  1. slumber parties
  2. slumber party
  3. slumber room
  4. slumber rooms
  5. slumber'd
  6. slumbercoach
  7. slumbercoaches
  8. slumbered
  9. slumberer
  10. slumberers
  11. slumberest

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