hotbunk

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verb

To share bunks on a submarine, one crewmember sleeping while another is out on duty.

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Meanings

verbhotbunk (third-person singular simple present hotbunks, present participle hotbunking, simple past and past participle hotbunked)

present singular third person hotbunks · participle present hotbunking · participle past hotbunked · past hotbunked

  1. intransitiveslanggovernmentTo share bunks on a submarine, one crewmember sleeping while another is out on duty.

Origin

From hot + bunk.

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APA

hotbunk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hotbunk

MLA

“hotbunk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hotbunk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hotbunk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hotbunk.

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