{Sleeping car}, a railway car or carrriage, arranged with
apartments and berths for sleeping.
{Sleeping partner} (Com.), a dormant partner. See under
{Dormant}.
{Sleeping table} (Mining), a stationary inclined platform on which pulverized ore is washed; a kind of buddle. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sleeping — [ slipiŋ ] n. m. • 1872; abrév. de l angl. sleeping car, de car « voiture » et sleeping « pour dormir » ♦ Anglic. Vx Voiture couchette. ⇒ wagon lit. Madone des sleepings. ⇒SLEEPING CAR, SLEEPING, subst. masc. CH. DE FER, vieilli. Wagon lit.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Sleeping — baby lag busy brain co sleeping glazing junk sleep microsleep nap nook prophylactic nap … New words
sleeping — sleeping; un·sleeping; … English syllables
sleeping — index dormant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sleeping — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}[wym. sliping]{{/stl 7}}{{stl 17}}ZOB. {{/stl 17}}{{stl 7}}sliping {{/stl 7}} … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
sleeping — /slee ping/, n. 1. the condition of being asleep. adj. 2. asleep. 3. of, pertaining to, or having accommodations for sleeping: a sleeping compartment. 4. used to sleep in or on: a sleeping jacket. 5. used to induce or aid sleep or while asleep:… … Universalium
sleeping — [[t]sli͟ːpɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n You use sleeping to describe places where people sleep or things concerned with where people sleep. → See also sleep On the top floor we have sleeping quarters for women and children. ...investigations of people s… … English dictionary
sleeping — sleeping1 (ingl.; pronunc. [eslípin]) m. Forma apocopada de «sleeping car». sleeping2 (del ingl. «sleeping bag»; pronunc. [eslípin]; Bol., Col., Ec., Guat., Méj., Pan., Perú, P. Rico, R. Dom., Salv.) m. *Saco de dormir … Enciclopedia Universal
sleeping — /ˈslipɪŋ/ (say sleeping) noun 1. condition of being asleep. –adjective 2. that sleeps. 3. used for sleeping …
Sleeping — Sleep Sleep, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slept}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sleeping}.] [OE. slepen, AS. sl?pan; akin to OFries. sl?pa, OS. sl[=a]pan, D. slapen, OHG. sl[=a]fan, G. schlafen, Goth. sl?pan, and G. schlaff slack, loose, and L. labi to glide, slide,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
