bunk bed

noun

1. a piece of furniture consisting of two single platformlike beds connected one above the other.

2. either of these two beds.

bunk bed

noun

1. one of a pair of beds constructed one above the other

Word History and Origins

Origin of bunk bed¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Men sleep in locked cells every night on bunk beds with thin cotton blankets.

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The bunk beds were all taken, Chul-yong said, by the time he arrived, leaving him and others to find any empty spot to rest, even an empty desk where they could put their head down.

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Earlier this month, areas with space for around 65 detainees were holding more than 100, with cots spread across the floor between bunk beds.

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He’s in a four-person cell and sleeps in a bunk bed.

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The safe house is home to at least 30 girls and young women who sleep in bunk beds in colourfully painted rooms.

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