camp bed
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- noun
- /kæmp bɛd/
- UK
:
cama de campaña
- I bought a camp bed from him and a lantern; I still have them both.
I had to live with my mum in a bungalow on a camp bed.
- I had to live with my mum in a bungalow on a camp bed.
Examples
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Last year, passengers napped on camp beds while waiting for air traffic to resume after the volcanic ash shut down airspace.
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I'll fix up a camp bed.
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Well, perhaps you could find a folding bed or a camp bed.
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By that it meant we had camp beds to lie on in school classrooms.
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They walked back to the dates' quarters, a cramped attic full of camp beds, in total silence.
Fiction book (1999) -
They slept under starched sheets and thin blankets on old camp beds set in rows.
Fiction book (1996) -
I'm sleeping on a camp bed tonight while camping in the woods.
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You should bring a camp bed if you want a comfortable place to rest during the trip.
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The camp bed was easy to set up and perfect for our outdoor adventure.
Synonyms
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A piece of furniture with a mattress for sleeping
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A light folding bed you use for sleeping when traveling
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Morphology
The meaning 'a small portable bed used for camping' is directly derivable from combining 'camp' (a site for temporary shelter) with 'bed' (furniture for sleeping). This straightforward noun+noun composition is common cross-linguistically and follows normal English compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun camp bed is a simple name made from camp, a place where people stay for a short time, and bed, a place to sleep. It brings to mind a small folding bed you carry to a tent or use for a guest, so it means 'a portable bed for camping or short stays'.