foam rubber

noun

1. a light, spongy rubber, used for mattresses, cushions, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of foam rubber¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

The prototypes are built from a recyclable flat foam-rubber called ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA).

From The Daily Beast

He came equipped with a destructive technology: resilient foam rubber he'd glued to his racket.

From The Daily Beast

The soft foam rubber adjusted around his face, and he was looking into blackness.

From Project Gutenberg

The outside of Dillon looked remarkably like something made out of foam-rubber.

From Project Gutenberg

Cochrane lay down in a contour-chair with an eight-inch mattress of foam rubber.

From Project Gutenberg

It was wide and hard, foam rubber over steel, and he kneaded it, digging his fingers in.

From Project Gutenberg

Instead of fiber, the floor seemed to have been covered a foot deep with foam rubber.

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