Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Set on rollers or casters for easy moving and storing.
- noun A piece of rollaway furniture.
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- adjective Having
wheels to allow for storage.
Etymologies
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Examples
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“If a kid in a wheel chair were to runaway from home, wouldn’t he just be called a rollaway?”
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Sophia Igneri slept on a rollaway bed during her stay at the Waldorf Astoria, which her family paid for through points accrued on a credit card.
Waldorf Bug Suit Melanie Grayce West 2010
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Jack's got it right .... portable/rollaway bleachers are the answer .... readily available off the shelf.
Lents Park on a late spring evening: beautiful (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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I organize my things on the rollaway table, Phone, iPod, DVD player and the case... then spread out the blanket and pillow on a chair that looks like a dentist chair and then put my lunch in the nurses fridge.
Nikki Luongo: A Day in the Life of the Infused Nikki Luongo 2011
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Elayna sleeps just fine on a rollaway bed, so you'd have a double bed for yourself.
Tew's Day! badlittlemonkey 2009
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I organize my things on the rollaway table, Phone, iPod, DVD player and the case... then spread out the blanket and pillow on a chair that looks like a dentist chair and then put my lunch in the nurses fridge.
Nikki Luongo: A Day in the Life of the Infused Nikki Luongo 2011
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It features a stunning rollaway flexible screen which doubles as a pda with stylus and a seperate breakaway device that can be used as an individual standalone mobile unit.
Rollout mobile phone concept looks georgous! : about:blank 2009
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"Have a dedicated pocket on your rollaway for your wallet and phone so you can slip those in and out right before and after security," and "always put your (slip-on) shoes before your computer, before your bag" on the screening conveyor belt, suggests Reitman, who spent much of this fall in transit courtesy of a promotional tour for Up in the Air.
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The rooms fit a rollaway bed for Elayna nicely, so there's space for, well, however many of you can comfortably fit into a double bed.
Odin's Day shiftercat 2009
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There were a few sticks of furniture, a couple of rollaway beds, and a record player.
Me, The Mob, And The Music Tommy James 2010
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