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

When thoroughly exhausted, I rolled out my sleeping bag under a table and seats in the club car to sleep.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

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.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2025

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

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

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."

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

But every morning the ever-optimistic Wild rolled up his sleeping bag and said to the men, “Get your things ready, boys. The Boss may come today.”

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong