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bed checks

bed checks is the plural of bed check.

Meaning of bed check

Noun

bed check (plural bed checks)

  1. (US) In a dormitory, as in the military or at a children's campground or in a boarding school, an inspection after bedtime by authorities to ensure that everyone is present and in his or her bed.
    • Pro football training camp means different things to different people. . . . [T]he printed schedule runs from wake-up call at 7 A.M. to bed check at 11 P.M.1982 August 1, Frank Litsky, “Giants' Camp Stirs Variety of Emotions”, in New York Times, retrieved 27 Jul 2014

Questions about bed checks

What is bed checks the plural of?
Bed checks is the plural of bed check.

Words near bed checks in the dictionary

  1. bed blockings
  2. bed breaking
  3. bed bug
  4. bed bugs
  5. bed check
  6. bed checks
  7. bed cover
  8. bed covers
  9. bed down
  10. bed frame
  11. bed frames

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