sleeping bag

noun

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.

sleeping bag

noun

1. a large well-padded bag designed for sleeping in, esp outdoors

Word History and Origins

Origin of sleeping bag¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

Layer upEspecially in winter, the outdoors is all about layers—that also goes for when you’re inside your sleeping bag.

From Popular-Science

I’d only packed a 20-degree sleeping bag but was able to sleep soundly in it wearing nothing but my base layers and this sweater.

From Outside Online

My husband stole them from me almost immediately, and wears them around the house every day, but I plan on stealing them back to wear inside my sleeping bag for snow camping.

From Outside Online

In a therapist’s office in the District sits a sleeping bag.

From Washington Post

In smaller jackets, the weight difference from 1,000 fill to 850 might be minimal, though the difference could be larger in products like sleeping bags, which use tens of thousands of cubic inches of down.

From Outside Online

A minimum group of ten is required, so grab some friends, pack a sleeping bag and get your wildlife on.

From The Daily Beast

The boy had only his dirty clothes, a sleeping bag, and heavy field glasses that hung from his neck.

From The Daily Beast

Those truly enamored with cave life can stay overnight as part of a group, though they need to bring their own sleeping bag.

From The Daily Beast

You just take a sleeping bag and food; most of the huts have heat and light.

From The Daily Beast

The nearby Sears store delivered a sleeping bag, Coleman stove, and all sorts of camping gear for the modern outdoorsman.

From The Daily Beast

Then he slipped back into his sleeping-bag, and all became quiet, except for the snow beating against the tent.

From Project Gutenberg

On several nights I noticed that he sat up in his sleeping-bag for hours puffing away at a pipe or reading.

From Project Gutenberg

The tent was too small either to lie down during the operation or to sit up comfortably on a sleeping-bag.

From Project Gutenberg

He spent the rest of the day in the darkness of his sleeping-bag and had his eyes bandaged all next day.

From Project Gutenberg

While in the sleeping-bag I tried to think out some rapid way of discovering what was wrong with the engine.

From Project Gutenberg