Meanings
nountrundle bed (plural trundle beds)
plural trundle beds · alternative trundlebed · alternative trundle-bed
- A low bed, designed to be rolled/stored away, usually on casters, under a higher bed, e.g. for temporary use by guests.
Synonyms: high-riser, truckle bed
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA low bed, designed to be rolled/stored away, usually on casters, under a higher bed, e.g. for temporary use by guests.
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Translations
Dutch uitschuifbed, bed op wieltjes
- uitschuifbedlow bed under a higher bed
- bed op wieltjeslow bed under a higher bed
Finnish ulosvedettävä sänky, vierassänky
- ulosvedettävä sänkylow bed under a higher bed
- vierassänkylow bed under a higher bed
French lit gigogne
- lit gigognelow bed under a higher bed
German Ausziehbett
- Ausziehbettlow bed under a higher bed
Hebrew מיטה נפתחת
- מיטה נפתחתlow bed under a higher bed
Hungarian pótágy
- pótágylow bed under a higher bed
Italian letto estraibile, letto a carriola
- letto estraibilelow bed under a higher bed
- letto a carriolalow bed under a higher bed
Polish wysuwane łóżko
- wysuwane łóżkolow bed under a higher bed
Portuguese cama sobressalente
- cama sobressalentelow bed under a higher bed
Spanish cama nido
- cama nidolow bed under a higher bed
Swedish gästsäng
- gästsänglow bed under a higher bed
Ukrainian висувне ліжко
- висувне ліжко (vysuvne ližko)low bed under a higher bed
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