double bed

noun

double bed

noun
1

UK, US A bed designed for two adults, typically measuring 54 by 75 inches (1.35 by 1.9 meters).

  • ‘If you sleep on the floor, I’ll sleep on the floor too. But it seems rather a waste of a fine double bed.[’]1980 [1962], Ian Fleming, chapter 13, in The Spy Who Loved Me, →ISBN, page 196:
Synonyms
full bed
Related terms
single bed, queen-size (60 inches wide by 80 inches long), king-sized, California king
Hypernyms
bed

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