English Explanatory Dictionary

Alaskan King

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A very large bed measuring 108 × 108 inches (274 × 274 cm), considerably larger than a king-sized bed.

Word forms

Alaskan King Alaskan Kings

Etymology

Likely named in reference to the vast size of the state and its general shape (compare California king, which is long but somewhat narrower, alongside other large beds named for Texas and Wyoming).

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