tanning bed

noun

1. a boxlike bed having a hinged cover and equipped with sunlamps to produce a suntan.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tanning bed¹

An Americanism dating back to 1980–85

Example Sentences

UV exposure in sunlight and tanning beds is the main risk factor for all types of skin cancer.

From No Straight News

Here's hoping Pauly D waits a few years before popping his tot in a tanning bed.

From The Daily Beast

He leaves his tanning bed for a meeting with his caucus only to find himself in a Tea Party tank of crazed ideologues.

From The Daily Beast

And the old, used tanning bed That my girls have used A handful of times In Juneau?

From The Daily Beast

I should note here that the tanning bed is quite a pleasurable experience—the ultraviolet rays release endorphins under the skin.

From The Daily Beast

Improbably, a couple of broomsticks fall through the tanning bed handles, locking them both inside.

From The Daily Beast