rollaway

American  

[rohl-uh-wey] / ˈroʊl əˌweɪ /

adjective

1. designed to be rolled out of the way or out of sight when not in use.

   rollaway bed.

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noun

1. something, as an article of furniture, especially a bed, that is a rollaway.

   a wide selection of cribs and rollaways.

rollaway British  

/ ˈrəʊləˌweɪ /

noun

1. (modifier) mounted on rollers so as to be easily moved, esp to be stored away after use

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Etymology

Origin of rollaway

First recorded in 1935–40; adj. use of verb phrase roll away

Example Sentences

But the agency said it did not find evidence that a design or manufacturing defect caused the rollaway incidents.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024

Since the diva had slept in a crouch On a too-tiny rollaway couch, She came on like a meanie, Which suited Puccini, Who’d cast her as Tosca the Grouch.

From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2019

A Houston driver said Thursday that she is grateful to be alive to tell the tale after a rollaway tire smashed into her car's windshield and shattered nearly all the glass, according to a report.

From Fox News • Dec. 21, 2018

With traffic shut off, the unions' audience is limited to tourists and businesspeople, who shuttle rollaway suitcases in and out of the convention center with little more than passing interest in the crowd outside.

From The Verge • Jun. 26, 2015

When his brother returned from the medical home, still wearing leg braces from the polio, the two of them shared a rollaway bed in the kitchen of their apartment, and Eva would kiss them good-night.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom