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sleeping berth

Meaning of "sleeping berth" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SLEEPING BERTH

ˈsliːpɪŋ bɜːθ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLEEPING BERTH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sleeping berth is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SLEEPING BERTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sleeping berth in the English dictionary

The definition of sleeping berth in the dictionary is a bunk for sleeping on on a train or boat.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLEEPING BERTH

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLEEPING BERTH

sleepily · sleepiness · sleeping · sleeping accommodation · sleeping area · sleeping bag · sleeping car · sleeping draught · sleeping giant · sleeping partner · sleeping pill · sleeping policeman · sleeping policemen · sleeping porch · sleeping position · sleeping problems · sleeping quarters · sleeping sickness · sleeping suit · sleeping tablet

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLEEPING BERTH

back and forth · Barth · come back to earth · cost the earth · date of birth · down-to-earth · Fort Worth · forth · fourth · garth · hearth · Hogarth · Llywelyn ap Iorwerth · north · on earth · planet Earth · set forth · the Far North · the North · Wentworth

Synonyms and antonyms of sleeping berth in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sleeping berth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLEEPING BERTH

Find out the translation of sleeping berth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sleeping berth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sleeping berth» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

卧铺
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

litera para dormir
570 millions of speakers
en

English

sleeping berth
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

नींद की बर्थ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رصيف النوم
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

спальное место
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

dormir vaga
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ঘুমের ঘাটতি
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

couchette
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Tidur malam
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Schlafplätze
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

睡眠の停泊
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

잠자는 침대
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Turu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bến ngủ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தூக்கம் பெர்த்தும்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

झोपण्याच्या शर्यती
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Yatakta uyku
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

posti letto
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

spania koja
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

спальне місце
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

dormit dana
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγκυροβόλιο ύπνου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slaap bed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sovplats
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sovekabin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sleeping berth

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLEEPING BERTH»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sleeping berth

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLEEPING BERTH»

Discover the use of sleeping berth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sleeping berth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Changing Gears: The Experiences and Observations of a ...
If you set up your sleeping berth correctly, it can be just like a great mini- apartment. Setting Up Your Mini-Apartment Start with some memory foam to put on top of the truck mattress. Unless the truck is brand new or the mattress in the truck is ...
Christopher O'Hanlon, 2013
2
International Conference on Transportation Engineering 2007: ...
LUO Yiping (School of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Central South University, Changsha Hunan 410075, China) Abstract: The vibration of the sleeping berth of a railway sleeper carriage has a major impact on the comfort of sleeper ...
China) International Conference on Transportation Engineering (2nd, Kelvin C. P. Wang, Xia Luo, Yanjun Qiu, Yun Pu, Qiyuan Peng, Qiyuan Peng, Kelvin C. P. Wang, 2009
3
The North West Passage
Now commences the moving in, through the aperture above the sleeping-berth. Large quantities of skins are thrown in and slung topsy-turvy upon the Sleeping place. Next comes all the furniture --a drying grid, water bucket, cooking pot, ...
Roald Amundsen, Godfred Hansen, 2014
4
FOURTH REPORT OF THE INSPECTORS
Each separate sleeping berth is furnished with a bedstead, straw mattress, two blankets, a nig, and a chamber utensil. From the construction of the sleeping berths, communication between the prisoners who occupy them can be carried on ...
‎1839
5
Unspeakable Awfulness: America Through the Eyes of European ...
... covered with dust and coal soot that came through the top ventilators.246 There were pegs on which to hang clothes above the upper sleeping berth, and W. G. Marshall discovered another disadvantage of an upper berth when he awoke to ...
Kenneth D. Rose, 2013
6
Green Gravy, Monster Bread and Other Adventures: An American ...
And I gave him the number of my sleeping berth. “Can I buy you a drink or something?” I told him not to feel obligated and I didn't drink anyway. “See youtonight, then,” he said. That night, onmy wayback from brushing myteeth in the ladies' ...
Alice Breon, 2011
7
Popular Mechanics
^Treads of the blocks are adjustable to forty-five and sixty degrees because the '* rear foot usually takes a sharper angle. SLEEPING BERTH IN TRUCK CAB FORMED BY LOWERING SEAT Sprint Blocks with Adjustable Treads Which Enable ...
8
The American and English Railroad Cases: A Collection of All ...
Action by Charles Ehrman against the Pullman Palace Car Co. to recover damages for the wrongful refusal of the defendant's servant to make up his sleeping berth when requested. Plaintiff purchased a ticket which entitled' him to travel from ...
Lawrence Lewis, Adelbert Hamilton, John Houston Merrill, 1888
9
As Others See Chicago: Impressions of Visitors, 1673-1933
When he arose and left the train he had determined to develop from his brief experience of that inchoate sleeping berth a plan that was destined to expand into the completest and most comfortable coach for the traveller, either awake or  ...
Bessie Louise Pierce, Joe Lester Norris, 2004
10
Boating
STANDARD EQUIPMENT (major items): Bimini top w-visor; sleeping berth; enclosed head w-portable MSD; stem cockpit table; AM-FM cassette stereo; transom shower; 10-gallon freshwater system; power steering; tilt helm; flipup helm seat; ...

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLEEPING BERTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sleeping berth is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Caledonian Sleeper to acquire luxurious rolling stock
Other accommodation will feature regular sleeping berths along with airline-style cradle seats and, even more revolutionary for rail travel, "pod flat-beds". «Business Traveller, Feb 15»
2
YOUR SAY: QR must open up staff sleeping berths
What QR did not reveal though, is the fact that a 14-berth sleeping car is operated on that train for onboard staff. How many staff? Perhaps two, I would think, ... «The Queensland Times, Jan 15»
3
Traveling in Style and Comfort: The Pullman Sleeping Car
Seats were unfolded into lower sleeping berths, while upper berths, instead of lowering from the ceiling on pulleys, folded out from it. Sheets and privacy ... «Smithsonian, Dec 13»
4
Safety of truck sleeper cabs in the spotlight
Safety concerns have prompted WorkSafe to take a close look at sleeper cabs ... it is important that the sleeping berth complies with design rules so the driver is ... «SafeToWork, Oct 13»
5
Boeing installs first Aeroloft sleeping area
Boeing installs first Aeroloft sleeping area ... plane, between the existing upper deck and the tail, it features eight private sleeping berths and a changing area. «Gizmag, Aug 12»
6
Travel advice: How to travel by train in India
You'll be travelling on long-distance trains with your seats safely reserved for you, with air-conditioning and reasonably comfortable leatherette sleeping berths ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 11»
7
Texas Anti-Idling Rules are Due for an Update
The 2005 legislation exempted truckers using sleeping berths in their vehicles for required rest. The federal government typically requires truckers to get 10 ... «Texas Tribune, Sep 10»
REFERENCE
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