bunk bed

American  

noun

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

2. either of these two beds.

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bunk bed British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of bunk bed

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

In a public bomb shelter two storeys underground, one woman lay sleeping on a bunk bed in the mid-afternoon, while another worked at their laptop.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

He refers to his space as a “mouse nest,” a darkened corner he has created by draping curtains around his bunk bed.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025

He spent most of the time sleeping, tossing and turning on the hard bunk bed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2025

Deputies found Zuberi on his bunk bed, near a window that appeared to be chipped, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2024

One friend even gave her the bunk bed that Ashley and I would sleep on—I immediately started swinging and somersaulting from the wooden slats under the top bunk and nearly destroyed several of them!

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles