waterbed

See also: water-bed and water bed

English

Alternative forms

• water bed

Etymology

water +‎ bed

Noun

waterbed (plural waterbeds)

1. 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

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• Hyphenation: wa‧ter‧bed

Noun

waterbed n (plural waterbedden, diminutive waterbedje n)

1. 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.