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water bed

British  

noun

  1. a waterproof mattress filled with water

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I had to leave the water bed behind.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2026

My wife isn't into chocolate, so she booked a seaweed wrap, which was done on a water bed, and absolutely loved it.

From Salon Jan. 8, 2023

Young Goetzman once sold a water bed to famed hairdresser-turned-Hollywood producer Jon Peters, an anecdote Anderson spins into careening scenes of fiction featuring Bradley Cooper, who plays Peters as a libidinal, wild-eyed dervish.

From Washington Post Dec. 22, 2021

“One retailer said, ‘The ’80s are calling, they want their water bed back.’”

From New York Times Dec. 6, 2018

The Colonel Jaaxes had a water bed, where they spent a lot of time.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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