box spring

noun

: a bedspring that consists of spiral springs attached to a foundation and enclosed in a cloth-covered frame

Examples of box spring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

The playing surface is elevated from the rubber substance that covers the hockey ice by a wooden structure (think box springs, without the springs). —Joe Vardon, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026

Look for common signs of bed bugs on the mattress, box spring, headboard, and furniture, including bloodstains, droppings, or live insects. —Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026

Mattresses, box springs, futons, mattress toppers, sofa beds, and air mattresses can’t be accepted over concerns of bedbug infestations, hygiene, and allergens. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for box spring

• bowstring
• coiling
• downswing
• drawstring
• forewing
• hamstring
• lapwing
• mainspring
• offspring
• plaything
• shoestring
• texting