waterbed

See also: water-bed and water bed

English

Alternative forms

water bed

Etymology

water +‎ bed

Noun

waterbed (plural waterbeds)

A bed with a tough plastic mattress filled with water.

Translations

bed with a mattress filled with water

Bulgarian: водно легло n (vodno leglo)
Danish: vandseng (da) c
Dutch: waterbed (nl) n
Finnish: vesisänky (fi)
French: lit à eau (fr) m
Italian: materasso ad acqua m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: vannseng m or f
Spanish: cama de agua f, colchón de agua m
Swedish: vattensäng c

Anagrams

betawder

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of water +‎ bed.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋaː.tərˌbɛt/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: wa‧ter‧bed

Noun

waterbed n (plural waterbedden, diminutive waterbedje n)

waterbed (matrass filled with water; bed with such a matrass)
In de jaren '80 waren waterbedden erg populair. ― In the 80s, waterbeds were very popular.

Een waterbed kan erg comfortabel zijn, maar het kan ook lekken. ― A waterbed can be very comfortable, but it can also leak.

Hij heeft moeite met slapen op een waterbed. ― He has trouble sleeping on a waterbed.

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