sleeper vs carriage

carriage vs sleeper

sleeper and carriage both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sleeper	Yes	No	No	No
carriage	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, carriage is a hypernym of sleeper; that is, carriage is a word with a broader meaning than sleeper:

sleeper: a passenger car that has berths for sleeping
carriage: a railcar where passengers ride

Other hypernyms of sleeper include coach, passenger car.

sleeper (noun)	carriage (noun)
an unexpected hit	a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water	a railcar where passengers ride
a passenger car that has berths for sleeping	a machine part that carries something else
one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track	a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed	characteristic way of bearing one's body
pajamas with feet; worn by children
a rester who is sleeping
an unexpected achiever of success
a spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal

Difference between sleeper and carriage

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