bunk bed

noun

: one of two single beds usually placed one above the other

Examples of bunk bed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Keep scrolling for nine bunk bed ideas that feel current, not childish. Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024 Grown adults who have kids are all of a sudden in a house with 20-some people that are in bunk beds or beds next to you that are in the same room. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bunk bed 

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Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bunk bed was in 1890

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“Bunk bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bunk%20bed. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

bunk bed

noun
: one of two single beds placed one above the other

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