spring mattress

British  

noun

1. a mattress containing an arrangement of spiral springs

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Example Sentences

At the time, I’m living at my mom’s house, on this spring mattress that’s sticking me in the back — but I’m turning down crazy money, because it just wasn’t the right thing.

From New York Times

In the early days of the war, he and others were living at the ambulance station — sleeping on creaky spring mattress beds upstairs.

From Washington Post

It starts with making unproven and sometimes far-fetched health claims, such as that spring mattresses amplify harmful radiation, and then selling products online — from vitamin supplements to organic yogurt — that he promotes as alternative treatments.

From Seattle Times

An analogy is that of two heavy balls on a spring mattress, whereby the indentation in the mattress made by one of the balls produces an attractive region for the other ball.

From Nature

“Adventure by day, fresh sheets and a spring mattress at night.”

From Washington Times