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

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

On Omaha, the deadliest invasion beach, AP’s Whitehead lost his bedroll and equipment and nearly his life as he landed with the 16th Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division.

From Seattle Times

A man on a motorbike loaded with a bedroll and few possessions, who looked as if he was leaving too, said he didn’t know how the fire was caused, but it wasn’t a shell.

From BBC