trundle bed
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of trundle bed
First recorded in 1535–45
Example Sentences
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I could have slept several more people in mine, because it included a pull-out couch and trundle bed in addition to the king-size bed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
The fourth bedroom on this floor, also with a bathroom, has custom bunk beds combined with a trundle bed.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2023
Propped higher than a couch, the floor clearance allows for a trundle bed with another mattress or stowing workout equipment.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
Mine is technically also our guest bedroom — we have plans to put in a trundle bed / couch-type thing just behind where I usually sit, but it doubles as a pretty spacious office.
From The Verge ● Aug. 20, 2021
After she was in the trundle bed that night, Laura lay and listened to the rain drumming on the roof and streaming from the eaves, and she thought about what Pa had said.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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