air mattress

noun

plural air mattresses

: a soft, airtight plastic case that is designed to be inflated and used as a bed

And take it from my early 1960s-model spine, a modern air mattress—cheap, simple to inflate and reliable—is something that many parents will find essential when sleeping in a tent.—

Steve Stephens

called also air bed

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Nathan's parents, Mary and John, have only two guest bedrooms, often resulting in one couple being assigned the air mattress. —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 It’s designed with 2.5 times greater puncture resistance than most standard air mattresses and with horizontal beams to help support you everywhere. —

Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2024 The tent floor is a whopping 90 square feet, big enough to fit two huge air mattresses. —

Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024 The air mattress on which Larry slept was completely covered with bugs. —

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