sleeping bag

noun

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

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Get comfortable in a reclining lawn chair or sleeping bag, give your eyes time to adjust, and enjoy the view overhead and toward the southern sky. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Marmot’s Wraptor sleeping bag has dual-flap magnetic closures instead of zippers for flexibility and a foot vent to help campers regulate body temperature. — Time Staff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Presnell would later admit that the sleeping bag in the woods was his. — Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026 The pad is 3 inches thick, adapts to your body better than a sleeping bag and, according to reviews, is easily transportable. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sleeping bag

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sleeping bag was in 1850

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sleeping bag

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