camp bed
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of camp bed
First recorded in 1680–90
Example Sentences
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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
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
She fell asleep during class so regularly that teachers set up a camp bed for her.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2021
In the living room, an amorphous mortal stain of bodily fluid has crusted onto the mattress of a crumpled camp bed; the shape of Watanabe’s body can almost be made out.
From Slate • Jun. 26, 2015
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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