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camp bed

American  

noun

  1. a light folding cot or bed.


Etymology

Origin of camp bed

First recorded in 1680–90

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"At first I thought I would take some music and books," he said, sitting wearily on a camp bed in a dirty grey T-shirt.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

As Dr Marcus Harrington, a lecturer in psychology, gets me ready for my night, he tells me he will be sleeping on a camp bed while monitoring me from the room next door.

From BBC Apr. 16, 2025

Box springs lay heaped in a pile beneath a folding camp bed, freed by the flames.

From Slate Nov. 12, 2024

From a camp bed in a foreign country, the 40-year-old bookeeper thinks about restarting her and her children’s lives from square one.

From Washington Times Apr. 20, 2022

While Hamza lies unconscious on the camp bed with the nurse hovering around him, Baba carries me through the dark streets.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

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