Meanings
plural slumbercoaches · alternative slumber coach
- rail transportA 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 28, “More Passenger Traffic in the U.S.A.”, in Railway Magazine, page 222
Origin
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