bunk bed

noun

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

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When traveling, the lower bunk bed can fold forward to create a partition for the rear storage garage. New Atlas, 20 Mar. 2025 Inside, the Victorian-era home (which was built in 1885) brims with charm, thanks to individual color palettes that delineate its rooms, from the moodier bunk bed quarters to the powdery pastels of the living room. Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 10 Feb. 2025 For a long time three bunk beds accommodated six of the boys in one room. Don Pierson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025 Now everybody go back to the mansion, climb into your tragic bunk beds, and get over it. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 4 Feb. 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 13 Apr. 2025.

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bunk bed

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

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