bunk bed

noun

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

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Each is stocked with a full kitchen, cooktop, bunk beds and wood stoves. Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 15 May 2025 The dorm rooms are lined with lockers and bunk beds, which workers decorate with colorful blankets. Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025 Airbnb offers some charming options, from this elegantly rehabbed two-bedroom, one-bath cottage with a fire pit to this three-bedroom, two-bath manor, beloved by families thanks to its bunk beds and back porch slide. Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 29 Apr. 2025 Offering traditional seats in train cars and multiple sleeping car options, including couchette bunk beds and private sleeping compartments, there’s a range of choices for all preferences and budgets. Carinne Geil Botta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 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 5 Jun. 2025.

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bunk bed

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

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