deep sleep

Definition

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see deep, sleep.

Example Sentences

• "Donnchadh and Gwalcmai, along with the other fourteen teams selected for planetary infiltration, had been put into deep sleep shortly after liftoff from their planet."
• "The Kironian had remained in deep sleep until alerted by a high-pitched squeaky sound. When the Kironian woke, everything seemed as though it had just left Kiron."
• "There is also the possibility that our aliens perfected cryogenics and simply went into deep sleep until the environment improved."