sleeping bag

noun

1. a warmly lined or padded body-length bag, usually waterproof and with a closure, in which one or two persons can sleep, especially outdoors, as when camping.

sleeping bag

noun

1. a large well-padded bag designed for sleeping in, esp outdoors

Word History and Origins

Origin of sleeping bag¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

They have loads of different options, including a sleeping bag for your canned beer, a cozy spa robe for a bottle of wine, and a parka for a bottle of water.

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If you are using sheets and/or blankets rather than a sleeping bag, you should use lightweight cellular blankets.

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“It was almost like a camping trip with sleeping bags,” Cameron recalled.

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Jake, nestled into his sleeping bag on a cot underneath the museum's gigantic suspended model of a blue whale, said he was "so happy to be here."

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Her son, Li Chen-ho, stocked up for a recent trek with a sleeping bag, a change of clothes, a water bottle and instant rice.

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