box spring
noun
: a bedspring that consists of spiral springs attached to a foundation and enclosed in a cloth-covered frame
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Two slat settings can accommodate mattresses of different thicknesses, without needing a box spring.
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Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2026
Insecticides come in the form of a powder, liquid, or aerosol and are used around bed frames, mattresses, and box springs where bed bugs typically gather.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026
The court sits on wood risers — like box springs — over the rubber mat covering the hockey rink, about 10 inches above those mats.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
She had been moved from the motor home to a garage where she was found on an air mattress on top of a box spring.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
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Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2026
Insecticides come in the form of a powder, liquid, or aerosol and are used around bed frames, mattresses, and box springs where bed bugs typically gather.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026
The court sits on wood risers — like box springs — over the rubber mat covering the hockey rink, about 10 inches above those mats.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
She had been moved from the motor home to a garage where she was found on an air mattress on top of a box spring.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Box spring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20spring. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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