Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Set on rollers or casters for easy moving and storing.
  • noun A piece of rollaway furniture.

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  • adjective Having wheels to allow for storage.

Etymologies

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roll +‎ away

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Examples

  • “If a kid in a wheel chair were to runaway from home, wouldn’t he just be called a rollaway?”

    ‘JCVD’ MEANS JEAN CLAUDE VAN DAMME 2008

  • Sophia Igneri slept on a rollaway bed during her stay at the Waldorf Astoria, which her family paid for through points accrued on a credit card.

    Waldorf Bug Suit Melanie Grayce West 2010

  • Jack's got it right .... portable/rollaway bleachers are the answer .... readily available off the shelf.

    Lents Park on a late spring evening: beautiful (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

  • I organize my things on the rollaway table, Phone, iPod, DVD player and the case... then spread out the blanket and pillow on a chair that looks like a dentist chair and then put my lunch in the nurses fridge.

    Nikki Luongo: A Day in the Life of the Infused Nikki Luongo 2011

  • Elayna sleeps just fine on a rollaway bed, so you'd have a double bed for yourself.

    Tew's Day! badlittlemonkey 2009

  • I organize my things on the rollaway table, Phone, iPod, DVD player and the case... then spread out the blanket and pillow on a chair that looks like a dentist chair and then put my lunch in the nurses fridge.

    Nikki Luongo: A Day in the Life of the Infused Nikki Luongo 2011

  • It features a stunning rollaway flexible screen which doubles as a pda with stylus and a seperate breakaway device that can be used as an individual standalone mobile unit.

    Rollout mobile phone concept looks georgous! : about:blank 2009

  • "Have a dedicated pocket on your rollaway for your wallet and phone so you can slip those in and out right before and after security," and "always put your (slip-on) shoes before your computer, before your bag" on the screening conveyor belt, suggests Reitman, who spent much of this fall in transit courtesy of a promotional tour for Up in the Air.

    Up in the air with director Jason Reitman 2009

  • The rooms fit a rollaway bed for Elayna nicely, so there's space for, well, however many of you can comfortably fit into a double bed.

    Odin's Day shiftercat 2009

  • There were a few sticks of furniture, a couple of rollaway beds, and a record player.

    Me, The Mob, And The Music Tommy James 2010

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