Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

camp bed

American  

noun

  1. a light folding cot or bed.


Etymology

Origin of camp bed

First recorded in 1680–90

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

"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

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

She fell asleep during class so regularly that teachers set up a camp bed for her.

From New York Times Feb. 16, 2021

And a minute later, Baruch was lying on the camp bed, which had been brought through to the main room.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training