• bed-check

bedcheck (pluralbed checks)

1. (chiefly US) In adormitory, as in themilitary or at achildren'scampground or in aboarding school, aninspection afterbedtime by authorities to ensure that everyone is present and in his or her bed.
   • 1982 August 1,Frank Litsky, “Giants' Camp Stirs Variety of Emotions”, inNew York Times, retrieved27 July 2014:

     Pro football training camp means different things to different people. . . . [T]he printed schedule runs from wake-up call at 7 A.M. tobed check at 11 P.M.

   • 2010 August 8,Ed Vulliamy, “Jimi Hendrix: 'You never told me he was that good'”, inThe Guardian, UK, retrieved27 July 2014:

     His military career was marked by . . . a report which read: "Individual is unable to conform to military rules and regulations. Missesbed check: sleeps while supposed to be working."

   • 2012 December 20, “FBI offers $50K reward in Chicago jail escape”, inUSA Today, retrieved27 July 2014:

     The FBI said surveillance footage from a camera near the Metropolitan Correction Center shows Kenneth Conley and Joseph Banks getting into a cab at about 2:45 a.m. Thursday — about two hours after guards were supposed to do abed check.

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