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
Steve Stephenscalled also air bed
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Alix and her team camped out in the house, sleeping on air mattresses and in sleeping bags, averaging just two to four hours of sleep per night.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Trunk bed air mattress: on sale for $149.99 Original price: $189.99
Traveling in a truck?
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
The company’s founders pitched their bold idea of renting out air mattresses to strangers, receiving rejection after rejection from investors.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The woman walked viewers online through a recurring issue where she and her boyfriend, Nathan, 26, are always relegated to sleeping on an air mattress during family visits, despite earlier promises of a fair rotation system.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Trunk bed air mattress: on sale for $149.99 Original price: $189.99
Traveling in a truck?
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
The company’s founders pitched their bold idea of renting out air mattresses to strangers, receiving rejection after rejection from investors.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The woman walked viewers online through a recurring issue where she and her boyfriend, Nathan, 26, are always relegated to sleeping on an air mattress during family visits, despite earlier promises of a fair rotation system.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for air mattress
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“Air mattress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20mattress. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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