waterbed

[ waw-ter-bed, wot-er- ]

noun

1. a bed having a liquid-filled rubber or plastic mattress in a rigid, often heated, waterproof frame, and providing a surface that conforms to the sleeper's body in any position.

Word History and Origins

Origin of waterbed¹

First recorded in 1835–45; water + bed

Example Sentences

It’s a coming-of-age frolic about a bunch of schemes taking place amid the encroaching chaos of 1973, bridging the rise and fall of waterbeds with an international oil crisis.

From Time

A waterbed is funny for a minute, but what’s important are the kids selling the waterbeds and how the waterbed business goes bust because of a gas crisis, which puts them in a larger scope of the world.

From Time

Gary and his buddies delivered a waterbed for Jon Peters, who had a reputation for being a larger-than-life, outsized Hollywood movie producer.

From Time

Built to further demonstrate the possibility of navigation over the waterbed of seas or the ocean.

From Project Gutenberg

Another novel feature was in the method of controlling the depth of submergence when navigating between the surface and waterbed.

From Project Gutenberg