bunk bed

noun

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

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There’s a guest bedroom with a massive wooden bunk bed built by a competitive bass fisherman who starred in an MMA reality TV show. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026 Some rooms have bunk beds in addition to king beds; call to book one of these rooms for a party group or family. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026 The five of them lived on top of one another in a one-bedroom apartment with bunk beds off Franklin Avenue. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 Detainees are held in dorms of 50 bunk beds for 100 people, spaced at a maximum of 2 feet apart, according to the letter. — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bunk bed

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First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bunk bed was in 1890

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bunk bed

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

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