bunk bed

noun

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

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The Fox News clip shows rows of bunk beds with twin-sized green mattresses in one room. Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025 Premium twin cabins are similar, also offering bunk beds (but with more elevated furnishings) and communal bathroom facilities (but shared with fewer people), plus access to the Panorama Lounge, which includes a balcony and a premium dining car. Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025 Still black and white image from a Ring bedroom camera of a 5-year-old girl sitting up in her bunk bed. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025 Each bus was a former Greyhound-style passenger vehicle which had the seats removed and replaced with bunk beds. Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bunk bed

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 9 Sep. 2025.

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bunk bed

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

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