sleeping bag

noun

: a bag that is warmly lined or padded for sleeping outdoors or in a camp or tent

Examples of sleeping bag in a Sentence

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Marmot Always Summer Sleeping Bag Marmot knows how to make an excellent sleeping bag, and its Always Summer line is designed to offer flexibility during shifting seasons. Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2025 Furthermore, a whopping nine shapes and sizes are available, a virtually unheard-of smorgasbord of options for sleeping bags, and part of REI’s admirable efforts to share the outdoors with anyone and everyone. Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 16 May 2025 The two had just finished dinner and were settling into their sleeping bags, chatting casually, when Alex suddenly became unresponsive. Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 7 May 2025 Miraculously no one was injured at the hotel, and to ensure that fact, guests slept in sleeping bags on the open tennis court, before being evacuated to Marrakech as soon as the roads were cleared, by 4am the next day. Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sleeping bag

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sleeping bag was in 1850

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“Sleeping bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleeping%20bag. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

sleeping bag

noun
: a long fabric bag that is warmly lined for sleeping outdoors or in a camp or tent
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