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cot

noun as in temporary bed

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Jake, nestled into his sleeping bag on a cot underneath the museum's gigantic suspended model of a blue whale, said he was "so happy to be here."

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Attempting a nap, Larette lies on the break room cot, eyes closed, to no avail.

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“I said, ‘Why don’t you just get a cot?’”

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She was also seen to push babies head first over cots and cover a toddler's mouth when they started to cry.

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Earlier this month, areas with space for around 65 detainees were holding more than 100, with cots spread across the floor between bunk beds.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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