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Hypothetical type of crewed starship
A sleeper ship is a hypothetical type of crewed spacecraft, or starship in which most or all of the crew spend the journey in some form of hibernation
Sleeper_ship
Starship inhabited for multiple generations
such a ship. Aniara Artificial planet Autarky Embryo space colonization Interstellar cycler O'Neill cylinder Self-replicating spacecraft Sleeper ship Hein
Generation_ship
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Sleeper or sleeper in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A sleeper is a person who is sleeping. Sleeper may also refer to: Sleeper (Marvel Comics)
Sleeper
2022 video game
Citizen Sleeper is a 2022 role-playing video game by Jump Over the Age and published by Fellow Traveller for macOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch
Citizen_Sleeper
20th episode of the 2nd season of Star Trek: The Next Generation
emissary to help them deal with a three-quarter century-old Klingon sleeper-ship who believes they are still at war with the Federation. This episode
The Emissary (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
The_Emissary_(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation)
Hispania – Sleeper ship from the game Freelancer Hunter-Gratzner – Pitch Black Kusari – Sleeper ship from the game Freelancer Liberty – Sleeper ship from the
List_of_fictional_spacecraft
Heavily armed merchant ships with concealed weaponry
Q-ships, also known as Q-boats, decoy vessels, special service ships, or mystery ships, were heavily armed merchant ships with concealed weaponry, designed
Q-ship
Space exploration concept
Embryo space colonization Generation ship Interstellar ark Interstellar travel Self-replicating machine Sleeper ship Space colonization Transcension hypothesis
Self-replicating_spacecraft
American science fiction film by Morten Tyldum
Design at the 89th Academy Awards. In the distant future, the Avalon, a sleeper ship transporting 5,000 colonists and 258 crew in hibernation pods, is traveling
Passengers_(2016_film)
2017 video game
recruit who joins the Initiative and wakes up in Andromeda following a sleeper ship journey. Ryder becomes humanity's Pathfinder, who is tasked with finding
Mass_Effect:_Andromeda
To use embryos isolated from humanity in space
generation ship. Passengers on a sleeper ship, and especially cargo of an embryo ship, could withstand far greater ɡ-forces. Sleeper ship proposals call
Embryo_space_colonization
2001–05 novel trilogy by Greg Cox, part of the Star Trek franchise
Noonien Singh) detail Khan's life until he leaves the Earth in the DY-100 sleeper ship SS Botany Bay later found by the Enterprise. They are written mostly
The Eugenics Wars: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh
The_Eugenics_Wars:_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Khan_Noonien_Singh
2005 video game
the game world's land and population, building and sending the first sleeper ship to the Alpha Centauri star system, increasing the "Culture ratings" of
Civilization_IV
1963 short story by Cordwainer Smith
psychological trip wire that is installed to prevent an atrocity on a sleeper ship (a hypothetical type of crewed spacecraft). Originally published in Galaxy
Think_Blue,_Count_Two
Short story by A. E. van Vogt
it "unforgettable and unforgotten." The story involves the crew of a sleeper ship that arrives at Alpha Centauri after five centuries, only to find the
Far_Centaurus
2003 video game
of the sector is mostly split among four houses, each named after the sleeper ship that brought them to the system. Each house exhibits the culture of its
Freelancer_(video_game)
22nd episode of the 1st season of Star Trek: The Original Series
starship USS Enterprise. In this episode, the Enterprise crew encounter a sleeper ship holding genetically engineered superpeople from Earth's past. Their leader
Space_Seed
After Khan's defeat, he and a group of about 80 or 90 Augments steal the sleeper ship SS Botany Bay and leave the Solar System. ("Space Seed" (TOS)) "Future's
Timeline_of_Star_Trek
Season of television series
N/A Rick attempts to rob an alien sleeper ship with a vault full of treasure but Morty stops him, causing the ship to wake all the passengers from their
Rick_and_Morty_season_8
Spacecraft designed for interstellar travel
scientific study examining advanced spacecraft propulsion systems. Sleeper: Sleeper ships place their occupants into cryostasis or temporal stasis during
Starship
Fictional character in the Star Trek series
Seven leaves Earth in 1996, after sending Khan on the DY-100 class sleeper ship SS Botany Bay. Cox also wrote a 1997 novel, Assignment: Eternity, featuring
Gary_Seven
Entertainment product that becomes successful gradually with little promotion
In the entertainment industry, a sleeper hit is a film, television series, music release, video game or other entertainment product that was initially
Sleeper_hit
before the Tellarites joined the Federation, he awoke on a long-range sleeper ship. He handles repair duties on the Protostar as the appointed chief engineer
List of Star Trek: Prodigy characters
List_of_Star_Trek:_Prodigy_characters
ramjets Ursula K. Le Guin's NAFAL ships, and the Twin paradox Much slower than light Generation ship Sleeper ship Space stations Teleportation Teletransporter
List of science fiction themes
List_of_science_fiction_themes
1985 science fiction novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
The herd was divided into "Sleepers" and the "Spaceborn", as the starship is both a generation ship and a sleeper ship. The original leaders are subordinate
Footfall
Concept of permanent human habitation outside of Earth
embryo-carrying interstellar starship (EIS), much smaller than a generation ship or sleeper ship, transporting human embryos or DNA in a frozen or dormant state to
Space_colonization
American animated TV series (2021–2024)
before the Tellarites joined the Federation, he awoke on a long-range sleeper ship. He handles repair duties on the Protostar. Angus Imrie as Zero: A Medusan—a
Star_Trek:_Prodigy
2014 Indian film by AR Murugadoss
with the sleeper cells' leader, holding him alive at gunpoint and later riding out with him on a boat before the ship explodes; when the ship explodes
Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty
Holiday:_A_Soldier_Is_Never_Off_Duty
Season of television series
The ship's communications officer George Takei as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu: The ship's helmsman Majel Barrett as Nurse Christine Chapel: The ship's head
Star Trek: The Original Series season 1
Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series_season_1
Fictional character from Star Trek
or sentenced to death, Khan and 84 others escaped Earth by way of the sleeper ship SS Botany Bay. Botany Bay is discovered by the crew of the Starship Enterprise
Khan_Noonien_Singh
High performance car with an unassuming exterior
this type of vehicle comes from the term sleeper agent, whereas the British name is derived from the Q-ships used by the Royal Navy. The British term
Sleeper_(car)
2016 song by Imagine Dragons
(Jennifer Lawrence) showing their romance and adventures aboard their sleeper ship. Credits for "Levitate" adapted from Apple Music. Musicians Dan Reynolds
Levitate (Imagine Dragons song)
Levitate_(Imagine_Dragons_song)
Science fiction short story written by Don Wilcox
In this case, the story revolves around four men on a sleeper ship, not a generational ship, who learn that their 500-year trip now only takes three
The Voyage That Lasted 600 Years
The_Voyage_That_Lasted_600_Years
8th episode of the 3rd season of Star Trek: The Original Series
endured otherwise. The Starlost, 1973, a Canadian Sci-Fi series about a sleeper ship, in which most of the passengers are unaware that their "world" is, in
For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
For_the_World_Is_Hollow_and_I_Have_Touched_the_Sky
Theme in science fiction
fiction Isekai – Japanese fantasy subgenre about travel to another world Sleeper ship – Hypothetical type of crewed starship Stasis (fiction) – Area of space
Suspended animation in fiction
Suspended_animation_in_fiction
2016 single by G.E.M.
together, playing games, watching films, etc. At the end, it shows the sleeper ship out of control and uses special effects to imitate giant spherical water
Light Years Away (G.E.M. song)
Light_Years_Away_(G.E.M._song)
Family of sharks
of sharks in the order Squaliformes, commonly known as sleeper sharks. The common name "sleeper shark" comes from their slow swimming, low activity level
Somniosidae
List of characters in the Rick and Morty franchise
human-shaped aliens who escaped from their doomed planet of Plociff on their sleeper ship. They have been divided into the ruling class "Takey" and the working
List of Rick and Morty characters
List_of_Rick_and_Morty_characters
2012 video game
in the Andromeda galaxy during the 29th century following a 634-year sleeper ship journey from the Milky Way galaxy. It introduces a new protagonist, either
Mass_Effect_3
Hypothetical travel between stars or planetary systems
Although neither is currently practical, they offer the possibility of sleeper ships in which the passengers lie inert for the long duration of the voyage
Interstellar_travel
Centauri, the sleeper ship is propelled by an Orion-type drive, the shield of which fails (almost certainly due to sabotage) when the ship is almost at
List of stories featuring nuclear pulse propulsion
List_of_stories_featuring_nuclear_pulse_propulsion
2025 video game
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is a 2025 role-playing video game developed by Jump Over the Age and published by Fellow Traveller. A sequel to Citizen
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Citizen_Sleeper_2:_Starward_Vector
1997 video game
fifth millennium. As a result, the Earth Empire sends out expeditionary sleeper ships to distant planets found to have abundant natural resources and harvests
Colony_Wars
German science fiction series
Phart, Perkins, Hoffmann, Camiel, and Cindy Common discover a buried sleeper ship. On board is a martial people for whom the planet is meant to be a prison
Commander_Perkins
1974 novel by James White
2170. John Devlin, a 26-year-old medical doctor, is the captain of a sleeper ship built to colonize planets in other solar systems. The spacecraft's trajectory
The_Dream_Millennium
American businessman (1864–1944)
Henry Sleeper Harper (11 March 1864 – 1 March 1944) was an American businessman. He was an incorporator of Harper & Brothers when the firm became a corporation
Henry_S._Harper
Un-aired television program
characters were created, science officer Lt. Xon, navigator Lt. Ilia, and ship's executive officer Willard Decker. Xon, Decker and Ilia were later influential
Star_Trek:_Phase_II
Chronology, the humans of Coruscant managed to send out a number of 'sleeper ships' between the fall of the Rakatan Infinite Empire and the invention of
List_of_Star_Wars_creatures
Atheneum. pp. 194–207. ISBN 0-689-30474-9. Matheson, Richard (1985). "Death Ship". In Greenberg, Martin Harry; Matheson, Richard; Waugh, Charles G. (eds.)
List of fictional astronauts (beyond near-future capabilities)
List_of_fictional_astronauts_(beyond_near-future_capabilities)
6th episode of the 7th season of Stargate SG-1
Redman was supposed to be in 'Lifeboat', as one of the officers on the sleeper ship. He was supposed to say, "Compartment is secure, sir," with a Boston
Lifeboat_(Stargate_SG-1)
Concept in science fiction
spacecraft. 1965 – Destination: Void by Frank Herbert, where an interstellar sleeper ship is controlled by an Organic Mental Core, a human brain. 1966, 1969 –
Brainship
1973 short story collection by John Wyndham
Sleepers of Mars is a collection of five early stories (one short story and four novelettes/novellas) by British writer John Wyndham, as by John Beynon
Sleepers_of_Mars
1999 American TV series or program
Copeland as Hunt Ballard, SSS17 Sleeper Diana Glenn as Leilani Griffin, SSS17 Sleeper Theresa Wong as Yvonne Hagan, SSS17 Sleeper Jennifer Congram as Voice
Alien_Cargo
President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
"Donald Trump sleeps 4–5 hours each night; he's not the only famous 'short sleeper'". Global News. Retrieved February 5, 2021. Almond & Du 2020. Ballengee
Donald_Trump
Motor vehicle
setback axle version was shipped overseas (from the USA). The cab came in a 50-inch (1371.6 mm) day cab (no sleeper). Sleeper models included a 72-inch
Mack_F_series
South American luxury sleeper train
Andean Explorer, launched in May 2017, is South America's first luxury sleeper train. It replaced the eponymous Pullman day train which ran between Cusco
Belmond_Andean_Explorer
American actor (active 1989–2018) (born 1965)
(1991); as street thug John Reilly in Sleepers (1996), and as Dodge, a Marine Salvage Expert, in the horror film Ghost Ship (2002). Beginning January 11, 2006
Ron_Eldard
2026 WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming event
performed a superplex and Falcon Arrow combination, followed immediately by a sleeper hold that Gunther narrowly escaped by reaching the bottom rope. Rollins
WrestleMania_42
2012 Indian film by A. R. Murugadoss
in the Indian Army, who seeks to track down, destroy and deactivate a sleeper cell, after witnessing and barely escaping a bombing carried out by the
Thuppakki
1970 science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt
spaceship travels to Alpha Centauri, a journey taking 500 years; it is a sleeper ship, the crew being in hibernation with brief periods awake. On arriving
Quest_for_the_Future
Fictional character in Battlestar Galactica (2004)
and Athena. Lieutenant Junior Grade Sharon "Boomer" Valerii is a Cylon sleeper agent programmed with false memories of being raised in the mining colony
Number Eight (Battlestar Galactica)
Number_Eight_(Battlestar_Galactica)
Fictional universe created by Larry Niven
message if they found a habitable point, rather than a habitable planet. Sleeper ships containing human colonists were sent to the indicated star systems.
Known_Space
British small-format comics anthology
charts the adventures of Solo, the sole human survivor of a cryogenic sleeper ship. The charter of his vessel, the Telurian Quest, grants him ownership
Starblazer
Fictional spacecraft
device. In The Next Generation episode "The Emissary", these ships are used as sleeper ships, which could travel for decades with its crew in suspended
Klingon_starships
2019 studio album by Oh, Sleeper
Bloodied / Unbowed is the fourth studio album by American metalcore band Oh, Sleeper, and their first full-length album since Children of Fire (2011). Originally
Bloodied_/_Unbowed
Rail infrastructure
structure on a railway or railroad consisting of the rails, fasteners, sleepers (railroad ties in American English) and ballast (or slab track), plus the
Railway_track
Sleeper and Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector launch on June 25 for Nintendo Switch 2". RPG Site. Madnani, Mikhail (June 6, 2026). "Citizen Sleeper and
List of Nintendo Switch 2 games
List_of_Nintendo_Switch_2_games
1996 Book by Iain M. Banks
years and the Sleeper Service hopes to effect a reconciliation between them. As the stolen Affront fleet approaches the Excession, the Sleeper Service deploys
Excession
(Shohreh Aghdashloo), police detective Josephus Miller (Thomas Jane) and ship's officer James Holden (Steven Strait) and his crew as they unravel a conspiracy
List_of_The_Expanse_episodes
American politician
Sleeper (1794–1878) was an American sailor, ship master, novelist (who used the pseudonym of Hawser Martingale), journalist and politician. Sleeper spent
John_Sherburne_Sleeper
Fictional cosmic entity
(1928) Created by H. P. Lovecraft In-universe information Aliases The Sleeper of R'lyeh High Priest of the Great Old Ones Species Great Old One Gender
Cthulhu
Type of bed in a vehicle
folded away when the other is in use. Sleeper trains are common, especially in Europe, India and China. Sleeper trains usually consist of single or double-berth
Sleeping_berth
List of characters appearing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
served as Rumlow's second-in-command and later revealed as one of the sleeper Hydra agent, participating in the uprising. In 2023, the Avengers time
Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: M–Z
Characters_of_the_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe:_M–Z
2014 Indian Bengali film by Baba Yadav
thwart these attacks and kill the sleeper cell leader's brother and eleven other terrorists, including the first sleeper cell. When the leader of the terrorist
Game_(2014_film)
2001 video game
trades Swampweed with the other camps and believe in a god called the Sleeper. The magicians that created the Barrier also divided, forming the Fire
Gothic_(video_game)
Airliner and military transport aircraft family
1930s through World War II. It was developed as a larger, improved, 14-bed sleeper version of the Douglas DC-2. It is a low-wing metal monoplane with conventional
Douglas_DC-3
Capital of France
trains (Intercités, Ouigo Train Classique, Intercités de nuit, European Sleeper, TER), and the suburban rails (Transilien). The Transilien is the commuter
Paris
Topics referred to by the same term
(disambiguation), the name of several places in London, England Caledonian Sleeper, a sleeper train service in Scotland Caledonian F.C., former football club from
Caledonian
Sling used for swinging, sleeping or resting
provides more comfortable sleep than a bunk or a berth while at sea since the sleeper always stays well balanced, irrespective of the motion of the vessel. Prior
Hammock
American dream pop band
2012, with the song "Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby" eventually becoming a sleeper hit through commercial licensing. After the release of the standalone single
Cigarettes_After_Sex
Boat train from London to Paris
purchased the seven 1950s-built sleepers while others were leased from CIWL with some repainted in standard SNCF blue sleeper car livery including the SNCF
Night_Ferry
interplanetary ships and suspended animation had been perfected. In 2018, advancements in sublight propulsion technology make sleeper ships obsolete. Spiral
List of stories set in a future now in the past
List_of_stories_set_in_a_future_now_in_the_past
2025 American military action
throughout the country amid heightened security concerns over Iranian sleeper cell activity and potential retaliatory terror attacks in response to the
2025 United States strikes on Iranian nuclear sites
2025_United_States_strikes_on_Iranian_nuclear_sites
American actor (born 1978)
three months before his tour was finished when Denzel Washington chose his ship to shoot the movie Antwone Fisher. Chatham was amongst those selected by
Wes_Chatham
Irregular galaxy in the Local Group
Century and beyond, which spearheads a programme of colonisation, sending sleeper ships to the Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte galaxy and Andromeda. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic
Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte
2000 American film by David Twohy
expand on the core premise and some cliched characterizations. It was a sleeper hit, grossing over $53 million worldwide, and started a franchise centered
Pitch_Black_(film)
Instrument for measuring, keeping or indicating time
to make a loud alert signal at a specified time, typically to waken a sleeper at a preset time; they are referred to as alarm clocks. The alarm may start
Clock
WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming event
to connect with a Phenomenal Forearm, in the end, Gunther applied the sleeper hold on Styles who lost consciousness, leading the referee to award the
Royal_Rumble_(2026)
Expansion pack for the game Civilization: Beyond Earth
colonists, Al Falah colonists lived in generational ships rather than being cryonically frozen on sleeper ships. The colonists from this faction have never seen
Civilization: Beyond Earth – Rising Tide
Civilization:_Beyond_Earth_–_Rising_Tide
Village in southwest Scotland
the wrought iron rails were spiked to these large stone sleepers. Granite railway sleepers shipped in via Ardrossan from Ailsa Craig are also said to have
Benslie
Irish actor (born 1976)
the UK in late 2002, by the following July, 28 Days Later had become a sleeper hit in North America, and success worldwide, putting Murphy in front of
Cillian_Murphy
First season of the ''Pokémon'' animated television series
reveals that the stolen perfume was fake. 27 27 27 "Hypno's Naptime" (Sleeper and Pokémon Hypnotism!?) Transliteration: "Surīpā to Pokemon Gaeri!?" (Japanese:
Pokémon:_Indigo_League
Actor Pink Floyd – The Wall The Cat's Meow 18 Spencer Milligan 86 US Actor Sleeper The Photographer 20 Antonio Cantafora 80 Italy Actor Demons 2 Intervista
2024_in_film
Retrieved October 2, 2023. Hall & Neale 2010, p. 214. "Rocky was the "sleeper of the decade". Produced by UA and costing just under $1 million, it went
List of highest-grossing films
List_of_highest-grossing_films
2021 American film by Adam McKay
sleeper spaceship designed to find an Earth-like planet; unthinkingly, Orlean leaves her son Jason behind. Orlean offers Mindy two places on the ship
Don't_Look_Up
mich? Katinka Feistl [de] Viktoria Gabrysch [de], Sebastian Ströbel Drama Sleeper Benjamin Heisenberg Bastian Trost, Mehdi Nebbou Drama Smile of the Monsterfish [de]
List of German films of the 2000s
List_of_German_films_of_the_2000s
2014 film by William Eubank
The Blair Witch Project, but unlikely to enjoy either of those films' sleeper success": "Exceedingly stylish and ultimately quite silly, The Signal is
The_Signal_(2014_film)
WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming event
in the ring, as Punk attempted a Go To Sleep, Gunther countered into a sleeper hold who escaped. In the closing moments, Punk escaped the submission and
SummerSlam_(2025)
(1989) Winter Ridge (2018) A Winter Rose (2016) Winter Sleep (2014) Winter Sleepers (1997) Winter Soldier (1972) Winter Solstice (2004) Winter Spring Summer
List_of_films:_U–W
Sci-fi film by Gareth Edwards
Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair expressed hope that the film could become a sleeper hit given its healthier performance overseas, saying: "The film's plotting
The_Creator_(2023_film)
SLEEPER SHIP
SLEEPER SHIP
Girl/Female
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Pure; Keeper of the Keys; Slender
Girl/Female
American, British, Chinese, Christian, English, Greek, Irish
Pure; Keeper of the Keys; Slender; Fair
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Devon)
English (mainly Devon) : variant of Slape.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Shearer.Possibly an Americanized form of German Schürer, a southern variant of Scheurer.
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : variant spelling of Leader 1.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for an indolent person, from Middle English sleper ‘sleeper’.
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from the Germanic personal name Sigiheri, composed of the elements sigi ‘victory’ + heri ‘army’.South German : variant of Sager.English : variant spelling of Seager.
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Slender Stem of a Creeper
Girl/Female
American, British, Chinese, Christian, English, Greek
Pure; Keeper of the Keys; Slender
Boy/Male
British, English
Sea Fighter
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : occupational name from an agent derivative of Middle High German lappe ‘rag’, ‘cloth’, apparently denoting a cobbler.German : habitational name for someone from Lepp.English : nickname for a person with leprosy, Middle English lepre ‘leper’.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Merry Wives of Windsor' Cousin to Shallow.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from Middle English le(a)pere, an occupational name for a basket maker (from Old English lēap ‘basket’).English and Scottish : occupational name or nickname for a dancer, runner, or courier (Old English hlēapere).
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Flower on a Creeper; Slender Stalk
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian
Sweeper
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of the various places in northern France called Saint-Pierre, from the dedication of their churches to St. Peter (see Peter).Eastern German : from a medieval personal name Sindperht, from sind ‘journey’ + berht ‘shining’.possibly variant of Catalan or Aragonese Samper.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a maker of overalls, from an agent derivative of Middle English slop(e) ‘overall’ (apparently of Old English origin, akin to slūpan ‘to slip’, reinforced by a Middle Low German cognate).
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Slender Stem of a Creeper
Girl/Female
American, British, Chinese, Christian, English, Greek
Pure; Keeper of the Keys; Slender
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant spelling of Leeper.
SLEEPER SHIP
SLEEPER SHIP
Boy/Male
Tamil
Pure & divine
Male
Greek
(Φιλομηλος) Greek name PHILOMELOS means "friend of ease." In mythology, this is the name of a minor demi-god.Â
Boy/Male
English American Latin Shakespearean Swedish
Derived from the Roman clan name Fabius; a name given several Roman emperors and 16 saints.
Boy/Male
English Gaelic
Dove.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Girl/Female
Muslim
Girl/Female
Arabic, Swahili
Woman; Life; Alive
Girl/Female
American, Australian
Form of Leigh or Leah
Boy/Male
German, Teutonic
Rich
Girl/Female
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sindhi, Telugu, Traditional
Unlimited Power
SLEEPER SHIP
SLEEPER SHIP
SLEEPER SHIP
SLEEPER SHIP
SLEEPER SHIP
n.
A small bird of the genus Certhia, allied to the wrens. The brown or common European creeper is C. familiaris, a variety of which (var. Americana) inhabits America; -- called also tree creeper and creeptree. The American black and white creeper is Mniotilta varia.
n.
A vessel, vat, or cistern, in which things are steeped.
n.
One who, or that which, sweeps, or cleans by sweeping; a sweep; as, a carpet sweeper.
superl.
Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a slender constitution.
n.
Characterized by an absence of watchfulness; as, sleepy security.
a.
Having sleeves; furnished with sleeves; -- often in composition; as, long-sleeved.
superl.
Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of support; a slender pittance.
v. i.
To become steep or steeper.
n.
Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as, a sleepy drink or potion.
superl.
Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of slender intelligence.
n.
One of the knees which connect the transoms to the after timbers on the ship's quarter.
superl.
Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet.
n.
Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep.
n.
One who, or that which, steps; as, a quick stepper.
n.
One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person.
v. t.
To furnish with sleeves; to put sleeves into; as, to sleeve a coat.
imp. & p. p.
of Sleeve
n.
One who steers; as, a boat steerer.
a.
Causing sleep; sleepy.