bedroll

noun

bed·​roll ˈbed-ˌrōl 

: bedding rolled up for carrying

Examples of bedroll in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Her 11-year-old grandson Mahmoud passes the time by jumping from a stage in the hall next to their makeshift quarters onto the bedrolls below. — Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025

Piles of clothes and bedrolls were lit by the smartphone flashlights of civilians combing the decaying maze for clues. — Richard Engel, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024

Santa Monica could ban sleeping bags and bedrolls in public areas in a crackdown on camping. — Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024

Video showed Joseph paying the suspect’s housing unit a visit, carrying a bedroll, even though he was supposed to be working at a different unit on lockdown. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bedroll

• bankroll
• borehole
• cajole
• catchpole
• charcoal
• condole
• control
• dipole
• downhole
• enroll
• extol
• flagpole

Kids Definition

bedroll

noun

bed·​roll ˈbed-ˌrōl 

: bedding rolled up for carrying