platform bed

noun

plural platform beds

: a bed with a bed frame that includes a built-in foundation to support the mattress

Platform beds don't need a box spring … so that's one less thing for you to worry about if you are furnishing a bedroom for the first time.

—Colette Bennett

also : the frame of such a bed

All types of mattresses should work well with a platform bed …

—Alexandra Garrett

Examples of platform bed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To make the most out of the existing square footage, Ghera opted for a platform bed and floating nightstands to avoid clutter and improve flow. — Nicole Gates Anderson, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above