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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After praising John Muir for advocating on behalf of Yosemite’s trees and rivers, Costner lays down in his sleeping bag as the temperature plummets. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 6 Feb. 2025 According to the Inquirer, which cites the affidavit, the refrigerator was found wrapped in a sleeping bag, covered in carpet, and secured with blue ratchet straps. Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025 The body, inside a sleeping bag that was stuffed in the suitcase, was found a week ago when a NY Waterways Ferry captain aboard the Susan B. Anthony Ferry spotted the baggage floating near Governor’s Island. Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025 The torso was zipped into a sleeping bag that was stuffed into the suitcase, according to police sources. Jon Haworth, ABC News, 13 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 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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