air mattress
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of air mattress
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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To celebrate, an investor replaced his air mattress with a real bed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 12, 2025
They don’t make any sense either, but they at least look at each other’s faces with genuine fascination, trying to salvage this misfire like an air mattress under Evel Knievel.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025
The fire department's use of the air mattress is also being investigated.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024
They have slept on an air mattress in a friend’s living room.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024
The air mattress beneath me wobbles under my weight.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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