hospital bed

American  

noun

1. a bed having side rails that can be raised or lowered and a mattress base in three jointed sections so that the head, foot, or middle may be raised by a crank or motor, allowing a patient to lie in various positions, as a therapeutic aid or for comfort.

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Etymology

Origin of hospital bed

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

Also fueling backlash was the artificial-intelligence-generated image of Trump, in a white robe and a red stole, placing his hand on the forehead of a man in a hospital bed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Later Sunday night, Trump posted on Truth Social what appeared to be an AI-generated image of himself dressed in religious robes with his hand on the forehead of a man lying in a hospital bed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

"We are out of the race but we are safe, warm and being well looked after," Minchin told her Instagram followers from a hospital bed.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

She said that after her arrest, she was handcuffed to a hospital bed and watched and monitored by police both male and female police officers.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

He has been told to get out of his hospital bed and dress, that he is well.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut