King Arthur is the most famous, but not the only Welsh hero said to be merely sleeping until his country is in direst need whereupon he will return Wales also has two other sleepers In 1378, Welsh chieftain Owen Lawgoch died However, legend claims he did not die, but sleeps in a cave in southern Wales with his warriors around him, waiting to return to fight for his country's freedom The third Welsh sleeper is Owain Glendower (who appears in Silver on the Tree) Glendower led Wales to fight for its independence in 1400 The war went against him and Glendower died He is said to sleep in Castle Cave in Gwent waiting, with his warriors, to be awakened to fight and finally win Welsh independence
In Germany, June 27 is Siebenschläfertag (Seven Sleepers Day). The weather on that day is supposed to determine the average weather of the next seven weeks
An automobile which, not too quick out of the factory has been internally modified to wretched excess, while retaining a mostly stock appearance in order to fool opponents in a drag race
A circular earring made from wire or hollow tube which can be open or closed It is worn in pierced ears to prevent the hold in the earlobe from healing over
You can use sleeper to indicate how well someone sleeps. For example, if someone is a light sleeper, they are easily woken up. I'm a very light sleeper and I can hardly get any sleep at all
an unexpected hit; "that movie was the sleeper of the summer" tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed a rester who is sleeping an unexpected achiever of success; "the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it" 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
One of the pieces of timber, stone, or iron, on or near the level of the ground, for the support of some superstructure, to steady framework, to keep in place the rails of a railway, etc
tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed a rester who is sleeping an unexpected achiever of success; "the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it"
Sleepers have two functions: holding the rails at the correct distance apart (Gauge ) and transferring the pressures of passing trains from the rails to the ballast Usually made of pressure treated hard wood, but softwood is also used and more recently pre-stressed concrete LNWR experimented with pressed steel sleepers but did not adopt them Often sleeper density is increased on curved track, where the lateral forces are higher
{i} one who sleeps; railroad passenger car with beds; person or thing which achieves unexpected fame or success; railroad tie (British); horizontal beam or other supporting piece
In British English, a sleeper is a carriage on a train containing beds for passengers to sleep in at night, or a section of such a carriage. The usual American words are sleeping car for the carriage and roomette for the section
A timber laid on or near the ground to support floor joists and other structures above Also wood strips laid over or embedded in a concrete floor to which finish flooring is attached
Used in the context of general equities Stock in which there is little investor interest but which has significant potential to gain in price once its attractions are recognized Antithesis of high flyer