bedroll

[bed-rohl]

noun

1. bedding that rolls up for portability and is used especially for sleeping out-of-doors.

bedroll

/ ˈbɛdˌrəʊl /

noun

1. a portable roll of bedding, such as a sleeping bag, used esp for sleeping in the open

Word History and Origins

Origin of bedroll¹

First recorded in 1645–55; bed + roll

Example Sentences

The captain carried the weighty, unhappy Baby Max tucked under one arm, like a squalling bedroll.

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She had never hiked up a snow-capped mountain with a bedroll strapped to her back, or pitched a tent in a monsoon, or gathered wood for a campfire over which to prepare her morning tea.

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A narrowly divided Santa Monica City Council voted this week to remove a section of its anti-camping ordinance that allowed people experiencing homelessness to use pillows, blankets and bedrolls while sleeping outdoors.

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To help define and identify people who are camping illegally, the proposed amendments would add sleeping bags and bedrolls to the list of items prohibited in public areas.

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The revised ordinance would also prohibit the city’s unsheltered residents from using blankets, pillows and bedrolls while sleeping outside, exemptions that were added in 2022 to comply with a court of appeals ruling.

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