Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A bed made by inflating an air-tight bed-shaped bag with air.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • A sack or mattress inflated with air, and used as a bed.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Alternative spelling of air bed.

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Examples

  • We'll break Saturday from 6-10pm for the S00j and Cat show at Pandemonium Books, then have a sleepover party (sign up for crashspace in comments; bring your own airbed if you have one!) and continue goofing off on Sunday.

    Friday! niftybabe313 2009

  • The flat is unfurnished, and he has a £429 social fund loan to buy everything – from the airbed he has bought just that morning to bedding, pots, pans and cutlery.

    Real Lettings: a housing solution with a genuine difference Jill Insley 2010

  • The owner took unfurnished literally, as he was perfectly entitled to do, so the place had no curtains and we spent the first night on an airbed in the spare bedroom room (it having the smallest window).

    New flat kisobel 2008

  • The owner took unfurnished literally, as he was perfectly entitled to do, so the place had no curtains and we spent the first night on an airbed in the spare bedroom room (it having the smallest window).

    kisobel: New flat kisobel 2008

  • It was nice to see that some of the run-off from the roof was ending up inside the compost bin, too (it's covered by an old airbed as the original lid disintegrated.)

    Bam! Weather! 2008

  • And I also gave them Caylee ` s airbed at that time that Casey bought specifically for Zanny ` s apartment, if she ever had to stay overnight there.

    CNN Transcript Dec 31, 2009 2009

  • I have one blow up double airbed very comfortable, by the way – things are quality over here and a winter weight king-sized duvet.

    [letter from britain] for those who would venture here 2009

  • I have one blow up double airbed very comfortable, by the way – things are quality over here and a winter weight king-sized duvet.

    Archive 2009-01-01 2009

  • Been sprawling on the airbed with a fan and a pitcher of icewater and I'm still overheating and dizzy.

    jaxraven Diary Entry jaxraven 2007

  • Out to Gresham, home, blow up the airbed, get ourselves comfy, make sure Nathan was sound asleep - he snores a tiny bit, it's kinda cute - and get a bit of sleep ourselves.

    jaxraven Diary Entry jaxraven 2007

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