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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

Roll the film: me emptying my water bed into the bathtub so I can move out, while Jenny Braggs weeps copious tears.

From The New Yorker Nov. 11, 2013

Instead, they’re refilling the water bed and hooking up Xbox.

From Washington Post Jul. 27, 2011

Jaime got into her pajamas and curled up on the water bed next to Nancy and fell asleep again.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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