double bed

American  

noun

• double beds
  plural

1. a bed large enough for two adults, especially a bed measuring 54 inches (137 centimeters) wide; full-size bed.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• double beds
  plural

Etymology

Origin of double bed

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

double bed

A double bed was pushed against a wall in the room to create a daybed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

“There are two bunk beds in there, there’s a double bed and there’s a fold-up dining table,” she says.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2024

We had no food or water in it — just a double bed, a mattress, and a TV.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2023

All the kids piled into one of the two large bunk rooms, which had six beds; the five adults divided themselves between the other bunk room and a third bedroom with a double bed.

From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2023

Will left and looked in the other rooms: a little bathroom, a bedroom with a double bed.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman