sleeping bag

noun

: a bag that is warmly lined or padded for sleeping outdoors or in a camp or tent

Examples of sleeping bag in a Sentence

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As a Boy Scout, Ministry of Supply cofounder and president Gihan Amarasiriwardena fed Mylar through a paper shredder to improvise insulation for his sleeping bag. Khanh T.l. Tran, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025 How to watch the Orionid meteor shower To best view the Orionids, NASA recommends finding an area well away from city or street lights and to bring along a sleeping bag, blanket or lawn chair. Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025 While the weather is out of our control, experts recommend packing up a sleeping bag, blanket or lawn chair and traveling away from the city and any street lamps. Jeremy Tanner, The Hill, 16 Oct. 2025 Nuna wore a statement puffer coat that paid homage to her character’s Mira, who wears a black sleeping bag on a Met Gala-like red carpet in the movie. Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sleeping bag

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sleeping bag was in 1850

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“Sleeping bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleeping%20bag. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

sleeping bag

noun
: a long fabric bag that is warmly lined for sleeping outdoors or in a camp or tent
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