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bunk

noun (BED)
 
 
/bʌŋk/

Definition

[C] a narrow bed that is fixed to a wall, especially in a boat or a trainBeds and parts of beds [C often plural] (also bunk bed) one of two beds fixed together, one on top of the other: The twins sleep in bunk beds. Can I sleep in the top bunk?Beds and parts of beds
(Definition of bunk noun (BED) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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