camp bed
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of camp bed
First recorded in 1680–90
Example Sentences
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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
"No officer should be made to sleep on a camp bed, inches from the floor, in a sports hall with scores of colleagues only metres apart after a 12 hour shift", he said.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2018
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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