bed check


noun

an inspection conducted soon after bedtime or during the night, as in a barracks or dormitory, to determine the presence or absence of persons required by regulation to be in bed.

Origin of bed check

First recorded in 1925–30

Example sentences from the Web for bed check

  • Only a few cadets were still out on the quadrangle, lounging around in the open before returning to their quarters for bed-check.

    Stand by for Mars! |Carey Rockwell