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air mattress

air mattress

10 2.0
A flat mattress you fill with air for sleeping
  • noun
  • /ɛr ˈmætrəs/
translation icon : colchón inflable
  • Spitta says he purchased the king-size air mattress for around $79 from a Walgreens on Canal Street.
  • sleep on an air mattress
  • inflate the air mattress
  • deflated air mattress

And, you know, we had all sorts of like inner tubes and air mattresses along as well.

Examples

  • I built a wooden platform in the back and attached it, and a single air mattress fits there.

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  • I was sleeping on an air mattress.

  • I'll have to buy that air mattress tonight after all.

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  • I got up about an hour and a half later and re-inflated the air mattress.

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  • They got you living in the living room on an air mattress with a slow leak.

  • It's simply more affordable to acquire an air mattress than to acquire a standard box spring coil bed.

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  • I also bought bed bug-proof pillowcases and slept on an air mattress on top of a metal bed frame.

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  • A power adapter, an AM/FM radio, and an air mattress are among the few items that Paul Meunier is packing.

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  • After setting up the tent, we inflated our air mattress for a comfortable night's sleep.

  • Many campers prefer an air mattress because it is lightweight and easy to pack.

Synonyms

mattress
vsair mattress
277 1.0

A thick, soft pad put on a bed for sleeping

is inflatable and stored flat for easy transport and storage

How Portable

mat
136 1.0
bedroll
5 3.4
sleeping bag
67 1.0
air mattress
10 2.0
camp bed
  • UK
1 2.1

Surface Forms

air mattress singular

Morphology

air + mattress

The compound 'air mattress' is directly compositional: a 'mattress' that uses 'air' as its filling. This noun+noun modifier pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows straightforward English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Air mattress comes from the simple idea of a mattress you fill with air. These beds can be kept flat for storage and then 'inflated' to sleep on, so the name means 'a mattress that you fill with air'.