cot

noun

Meaning

A lightweight, portable bed, often made of canvas stretched over a folding frame.

Examples

We brought a spare cot for our guest to sleep on in the living room.
The soldiers slept on narrow cots during their deployment in the field.

Synonyms: bed, camp bed, folding bed, daybed

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cot

noun

Pronunciation: /kɒt/

Definition

A lightweight, portable bed, often made of canvas stretched over a folding frame.

Examples

We brought a spare cot for our guest to sleep on in the living room.
The soldiers slept on narrow cots during their deployment in the field.
She folded up the cot and stored it in the closet after her sister left.

Synonyms of cot

Words with a similar meaning to cot:

bed
camp bed
folding bed
daybed

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