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• Concrete sleeper — A concrete sleeper is a railroad tie made out of steel reinforced concrete. Concrete sleepers …   Wikipedia

• sleeper — ► NOUN 1) a sleeping car or a train carrying sleeping cars. 2) a film, book, play, etc. that suddenly achieves success after initially attracting little attention. 3) Brit. a ring or bar worn in a pierced ear to keep the hole from closing. 4)… …   English terms dictionary

• Sleeper (film) — This article is about the 1973 film. For the 2005 film, see Sleeper (2005 film). For 2009 film, see Sleeper (2009 film). Sleeper Theatrical release poster by Robert McGinnis Directed by …   Wikipedia

• sleeper — sleep|er [ˈsli:pə US ər] n 1.) someone who sleeps in a particular way light sleeper (=someone who wakes easily) heavy sleeper (=someone who does not wake easily) 2.) someone who is asleep ↑sleeper 3.) BrE a heavy piece of wood or ↑concrete that… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sleeper — /slee peuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that sleeps. 2. a heavy horizontal timber for distributing loads. 3. Building Trades. a. any long wooden, metal, or stone piece lying horizontally as a sill or footing. b. any of a number of wooden pieces,… …   Universalium

• sleeper — noun (C) 1 a) a heavy sleeper someone who does not wake easily b) a light sleeper someone who wakes easily 2 someone who is asleep 3 a train with carriages that have beds for passengers to sleep in, or a bed on this kind of train 4 especially BrE …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sleeper — noun 1》 a sleeping car or a train carrying sleeping cars.     ↘N. Amer. a sofa or chair that converts into a bed.     ↘chiefly N. Amer. a sleepsuit for a baby or small child. 2》 a film, book, play, etc. that eventually achieves success after… …   English new terms dictionary

• sleeper — sleep•er [[t]ˈsli pər[/t]] n. 1) a person or thing that sleeps 2) bui a heavy horizontal timber for distributing loads 3) bui a) any long wooden, metal, or stone piece lying horizontally, as a sill or footing b) any of a number of wooden pieces,… …   From formal English to slang

• sleeper — /ˈslipə / (say sleepuh) noun 1. someone or something that sleeps. 2. a timber, concrete, or steel beam forming part of a railway track, serving as a foundation or support for the rails. 3. a bed, place, or compartment in a sleeping car. 4. →… …  

• sleeper — n. 1 a person or animal that sleeps. 2 Brit. a wooden or concrete beam laid horizontally as a support, esp. for railway track. 3 a a sleeping car. b a berth in this. 4 Brit. a ring worn in a pierced ear to keep the hole from closing. 5 a thing… …   Useful english dictionary

• Rail fastening system — Elements of a baseplate based rail fastening system 1. Screw for fixing plate to sleeper 2. Elastomeric pad supporting rail 3. Tension washer 4. Rail clamp 5. Tensioning bolt (nut not shown) 6. Baseplate …   Wikipedia