English

Noun

cold sleep ‎(uncountable)

1. Alternative form of coldsleep
   • 1957, Heinlein, Robert A., The Door Into Summer, ISBN 0-330-02516-3:

     I hesitated, then added, "I'm going to take the Long Sleep. The cold sleep—you know what I mean."

   • 1998 May 15, Niven, Larry, Destiny's Road, ISBN 978-0-8125-1106-2:

     Half a thousand colonists had left Sol system in cold sleep, with twenty crew.

   • 2004, Turtledove, Harry, Homeward Bound, ISBN 0-345-45846-X:

     Anyone who worked on cold sleep for humans would have to know about what the Lizards did so they could fly between the stars without getting old on the way.

Synonyms

• suspended animation