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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Example Sentences

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

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

His wife cheerfully showed how she still uses coal to feed the stove that warms the brick platform bed, or “kang,” that is a traditional feature of homes in northern China.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2018

Each room had a single platform bed that looked particularly hard and unyielding.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo