Bunks

Word BUNKS
Character 5
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /bʌŋks/

Definitions and meanings of "Bunks"

What do we mean by bunks?

One of a series of berths or beds placed in tiers.

A built-in bed on board ship, often erected in tiers one above the other.

A cot.

A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night.

A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to sustain the end of heavy timbers.

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The word "bunks" in example sentences

One decided advantage of a warm climate for men who have to be frequently in and out of their clothes and their bunks is the simplicity of costume which it allows. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But after a few minutes 'cogitation, I remembered that my bunks on either side of the cabin could be turned up against the bulkhead, and at each end of the bunks was a flat piece of steel fifteen or eighteen inches long which held the berth-bench when it was let down. ❋ W. Bertram Foster (N/A)

Before Mr. Johnson's design, most boat trailers used boards covered in carpeting, called bunks, to support a vessel on the trailer's metal frame. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Eight men shared a tiny windowless area of the fish hold with four cardboard "bunks" resting on planks. ❋ Felicity Lawrence (2010)

There was no furniture except hewn blocks, and in two of the corners, what the sailors called "bunks," raised a foot above the ground, covered with beds of pine-straw. ❋ Unknown (1984)

Newcomers learned not to sit on the "bunks," which looked like pieces of free-form sculpture, felt like foam rubber with a metal core, and changed shape without warning. ❋ Niven, Larry (1979)

The rows of "bunks" near the back -- suppose a bunk changed shape and dumped its occupant during a 5G maneuver? ❋ Niven, Larry (1979)

The beds, called "bunks" by Mr. Pye were nailed to the sides of the room. ❋ Work Projects Administration (N/A)

One day an important film had been made and the work involved was so hard that everyone was glad to go to their "bunks" early. ❋ Laura Lee Hope (N/A)

But it was broad daylight, when they sat up in their beds, or "bunks," as beds are called on ships. ❋ Laura Lee Hope (N/A)

Their "bunks" filled almost every available foot of space. ❋ William Benjamin West (N/A)

The first was fitted up with "bunks" or sleeping berths for the _employés_, the second was the kitchen, and the third and larger apartment was dining-room or sitting-room, and was used as general waiting-room for the passengers. ❋ Various (N/A)

A few miles of track, a locomotive, and a number of cars consisting uniquely of wheels and "bunks," or cross beams on which to chain the logs, and a fairly well-graded right-of-way comprised the outfit. ❋ Stewart Edward White (1909)

When I reached the place, and the blanket was removed, I found myself in a large "wall tent," with several cots, or "bunks," about two and a half feet wide, with two ❋ Miles O Sherrill (1904)

Inside, as the children could see, were four small beds -- "bunks" they were called, as Bunny knew, for that was what a bed was called on a ship, or big boat. ❋ Laura Lee Hope (1904)

He then crept into one of the "bunks," having first placed a revolver in easy reach, according to the custom of the country. ❋ Ambrose Bierce (1878)

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