sleeping bag

American  

noun

sleeping bags plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• sleeping bags
  plural

Etymology

Origin of sleeping bag

First recorded in 1815–25

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Example Sentences

Dave sent an SOS to their outfitter and stayed the night with Shelley, hoping for an unlikely rescue, while holding one sleeping bag over them both.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

First let's have a look at what's around this summer if you want to make a weekend of it; sleeping bag and tent at the ready.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 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

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

If you bought a sleeping bag, then you needed a stuff sack for it.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson