bunk
/bʌŋk/ noun B2- One of a series of berths or beds placed in tiers. · Jane sleeps in the top bunk, and her little sister Lauren takes the bottom bunk.
- A built-in bed on board ship, often erected in tiers one above the other.
- A cot.
- A bed in a prison, worksite or similar location.
- A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night.
- A dormitory or bunkroom where soldiers sleep. · Don’t leave your bunk unlocked.
Plural bunks
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“De gent says he’s had de ski-bunk put on him widout no cause.
When the Maltese (for so they called Dantès) had said this, it was sufficient, and all went to their bunks contentedly.
At night, she climbed up to the top bunk.
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