sleeping bag

American  

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.

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sleeping bag British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of sleeping bag

First recorded in 1815–25

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Example Sentences

I would fix the tent and arrange my sleeping bag and pad and then put the dogs around me in a circle just outside the firelight.

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I got into my sleeping bag and curled up on the sled.

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For the past seven years in Leeds, the Homeless Street Angels charity has been providing food, shoes, sleeping bags and blankets for rough sleepers.

From BBC

Along with all the kit to consider for an overnight trip - including sleeping bags, a stove, food and clothes - Morag also had to pack eight nappies.

From BBC

A leather couch has pillows stacked on one end, and there’s a sleeping bag on the ground next to the laundry machines.

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