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

In the building’s atrium, the floor is filled with bunk beds that are surrounded by private rooms of varied size that can accommodate four to eight people. — Trevor Morgan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Tibbetts says the roughly 2,000 service members aboard learned how to navigate narrow bunk beds, constant noise from aircraft operations, and little to no time above deck. — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Between the lack of sun below deck for some nonpilot personnel and rooms packed with triple-bunk beds, the conditions on vessels like the Lincoln can be difficult to bear. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Select rooms are also equipped with sofa beds that convert into bunk beds and rooms that offer extra space to accommodate cribs. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bunk bed

• abed
• ahead
• beachhead
• bedspread
• bedstead
• behead
• blackhead
• blockhead
• bloodshed
• bowhead
• breastfed
• bridgehead

Kids Definition

bunk bed

noun

: one of two single beds placed one above the other