foam rubber


noun

a light, spongy rubber, used for mattresses, cushions, etc.

Origin of foam rubber

First recorded in 1940–45

Example sentences from the Web for foam rubber

  • A foam-rubber mattress, sheets, and one blanket finished off the bed.

    Highways in Hiding |George Oliver Smith
  • The outside of Dillon looked remarkably like something made out of foam-rubber.

    The Invaders |William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • Obviously, whatever was wearing this foam-rubber replica of Dillon was not human!

    The Invaders |William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • Something that looked exactly like foam-rubber was revealed.

    The Invaders |William Fitzgerald Jenkins