trundle bed

1. A furniture set consisting of two beds, one of which is on casters and can be rolled underneath the other bed for storage.

2. The bed from this set that can be stored underneath the other.

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trundle bed

(Furniture) a less common word for truckle bed

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trun′dle bed`

a low bed on casters, usu. pushed under another bed when not in use. Also called truckle bed.

[1535–45]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

trundle bed - a low bed to be slid under a higher bed

truckle, truckle bed, trundle

bed - a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair"

Translations

trundle bed

n (US) → Rollbett nt

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