cots

Portable sleeping frames

Cots is the plural of cot—a lightweight, portable bed with a frame and fabric stretched across it, used for camping or as temporary sleeping arrangements: The Red Cross set up cots in the gymnasium for evacuees.

In British English, a cot is a baby's crib.

A finger cot is a protective covering for an injured finger.

bed

mattress

Padded sleeping surface

bedframe · slumber · sleep · nap · rest · bedding · camp bed · folding bed · guest bed · nursery

camping

tent

Portable fabric shelter

hiking · wilderness · outdoors · campsite · campground · trail · forest · nature · sleeping pad · gear

military

barracks

Soldiers' residential building

billet · troops · soldiers · army · quarters · field · bunks · mess hall · sleeping quarters · drill

emergency

shelter

Protected place or structure

refugee · crisis · humanitarian · aid · makeshift · temporary · housing · Red Cross · gymnasium · church hall

Categories
Opposites
permanence and luxury of sleeping furniture

cotsfour-poster beds

Beds with vertical corner supports

canopy beds · California king · sleigh beds · waterbeds · adjustable beds

sleeping surface complexity

cotsmattresses

Padded sleeping surfaces

sleeping bags

bed size and permanence

cotsking-size bed

Largest standard mattress option

four-poster bed · canopy bed · California king · platform bed · sleigh bed

Phrases
Family

cot, cote

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G