foldaway

American  

[fohld-uh-wey] / ˈfoʊld əˌweɪ /

adjective

1. designed to be folded out of the way when not in use.

   a foldaway bed.

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noun

1. an object, as a bed, that can be folded and stored away when not in use.

foldaway British  

/ ˈfəʊldəˌweɪ /

adjective

1. (prenominal) (of a bed) able to be folded and put away when not in use

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Etymology

Origin of foldaway

First recorded in 1955–60; fold ¹ + (hide)away

Example Sentences

Sitting on a small foldaway table is a precision scale where the duo weighs out mixtures.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

On the set of “Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy,” McNamara and his crew shot a scene that featured a foldaway Ninja Foodi oven.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 16, 2019

Scattered around her lie several colourful surfboards, wetsuits flung over wooden stumps, a foldaway table topped with a fresh pineapple, towels, clothes, an acoustic guitar and other items befitting a typical coastal road-trip in Australia.

From The Guardian • Mar. 12, 2017

After becoming CTC chief, he installed a foldaway bed in his office and often went days without leaving the CIA campus.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2015

The foldaway bed he usually slept in was tucked behind the refrigerator.

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte