bunk bed
noun
a piece of furniture consisting of two single platformlike beds connected one above the other.
bunk beds
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pluralof bunk bed.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They slept in bunk beds and dedicated every waking hour to the cause, garnering thousands of followers on X. They drew up fliers and screen-printed red “Stop AI” shirts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
The center was assembled in just eight days in June last year with bunk beds, wire cages and large white tents at an abandoned airfield in the Everglades, home to a large population of alligators.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
The 28 May fire tore through the upper floor of a dormitory containing 135 bunk beds and housing 202 students, forcing them to flee through a single doorway after the emergency exit failed to open.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Another of the bedrooms has been customized with two sets of built-in bunk beds, which Steenburgen has previously showcased on her social media accounts, revealing that they are primarily used by the couple’s grandchildren.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
Each cell was identical: four feet wide, about eight feet deep, concrete and steel toilet, sink, steel-slatted bunk beds.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
