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platform bed

American  

noun

  1. a bed, originating in Scandinavia in the 1930s, consisting of a simple shallow box for holding a mattress situated on a slightly recessed pedestal.


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In a room with a lower ceiling, you may have to put the bottom mattress nearly on the floor, like a platform bed, Williamson said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023

The video showed a shack that could be rented for $10 a night, certain structures that had been painted or decorated and what appeared to be a platform bed that was suspended by ropes.

From Washington Times • Jun. 21, 2023

“Welcome, brothers and sisters!” he announced from his perch atop a platform bed.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2023

A sock monkey with a red heart on its chest, one of the few visible possessions, reclines against the pillows on a platform bed with sheets pulled tight.

From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2020

He was awake, lying spread-eagle in his big platform bed, looking up at the trompe l’oeil painting of a domed and gilded ceiling that was open at the center to a pink sky.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson

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