sleeping bag

noun

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

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The Wrap Sack appears to find a sweet spot between an oversized puffy blanket and a conventional sleeping bag. New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025 An empty bench Image Ms. Petrova’s things are still scattered around the laboratory at Harvard — a flower garland, a sleeping bag, a guitar. Ellen Barry, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 Multiple lawsuits on behalf of African asylum-seekers concern the use of one such item, known as the Wrap, a cross between a straitjacket and a sleeping bag. Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 1 Apr. 2025 Wakeman lightweight sleeping bag: on sale for $27.16 (22% off) Original price: $34.95 (Wayfair) Instead of lugging around a bulky sleeping bag, a Wakeman sleeping bag is lightweight and equipped with compression straps. Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 14 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 1 May. 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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