bunk bed

noun

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

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The massive warehouse, full of chain link dividers and hundreds of bunk beds, will be a holding area for up to 5,000 ICE detainees. Meredith Kile, People.com, 4 July 2025 The command center overhead stocked a whole town’s worth (450 tonnes) of equipment — including bunk beds, dry toilets, water, and other supplies — ready to be mobilized into the tunnels below by way of dolly carts. Jessi Jezewska Stevens, The Dial, 24 Apr. 2025 The Summer Camp Aesthetic, full of nostalgic nods to bunk beds, keychain crafts, and crackling campfires, is popping up in homes this season, blending rustic charm with playful, outdoorsy energy. Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2025 The lawyers fault Daniels for wearing slide-on gym shoes or Crocs during her work hours, not asking for crutches, and failing to request a ladder for her bunk bed on the tour bus. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 July 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 19 Aug. 2025.

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bunk bed

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

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