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sleep·er: noun
ˈsleep·er cell: noun

sleep·er [ˈsli:pəʳ] N

1. sleeper:

sleeper (person)

spalec(spalka) m (f)

sleeper (pill)

sleeper (sofa)

to be a heavy/light sleeper

imeti trden/rahel spanec

2. sleeper esp Am (pyjamas):

sleepers pl

pižama f

3. sleeper:

sleeper (train)

sleeper (sleeping car)

sleeper (sleeping car)

spalnik m

sleeper (berth)

mesto n v spalniku

4. sleeper (on railway track):

sleeper Brit Aus

prag m

5. sleeper (earring):

medicinski uhan m

6. sleeper PUBL (unexpected success):

ˈsleep·er cell N

sleeper cell MIL, POL

speči agent(ka) m (f)

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English

This was enough to complete the railway - though timber sleepers fitted with steel baseplates are used at stations and in various other places. en.wikipedia.org

The rail is physically secured to the ties or sleepers with rail anchors, or anti-creepers. en.wikipedia.org

Extra ballasting had been necessary and the two main lines, as well as having normal crossways sleepers also rested on longitudinal baulks of timber. en.wikipedia.org

The services are targeted at the low income group, the unemployed, families encountering sudden changes, street sleepers, the poor elderly, new arrivals and infants. en.wikipedia.org

The original consist was as follows: buffet/library/smoking car, parlor car, dining car, three sleepers and an observation lounge. en.wikipedia.org

The upgrade included replacing the rails and sleepers to ensure smoother and safer operation. en.wikipedia.org

Modern ladder track can be considered a development of baulk road which supported rails on longitudinal wooden sleepers. en.wikipedia.org

Like soft sleepers they have a table, hot water and a rubbish bin. en.wikipedia.org

Another iconic use of sledgehammers is for driving railroad spikes into wooden sleepers during rail construction. en.wikipedia.org

These tramways are quite advanced technically, with hand-me-down rails cascaded from the normal rails, remote-controlled brake vans, concrete sleepers in places, and tamping machines in miniature. en.wikipedia.org

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