- a large pad for supporting the reclining body, used as or on a bed, consisting of a quilted or similarly fastened case, usually of heavy cloth, that contains hair, straw, cotton, foam rubber, etc., or a framework of metal springs.
- air mattress.
- a mat woven of brush, poles, or similar material, used to prevent erosion of the surface of dikes, jetties, embankments, dams, etc.
- a layer of concrete placed on bare ground, as to provide a footing; mat.
- a layer of any material used to cushion, protect, reinforce, or the like.
- a large flat pad with a strong cover, filled with straw, foam rubber, etc, and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or as part of a bed
- a woven mat of brushwood, poles, etc, used to protect an embankment, dyke, etc, from scour
- a concrete or steel raft or slab used as a foundation or footing
- a network of reinforcing rods or expanded metal sheeting, used in reinforced concrete
- civil engineering another name for blinding (def. 3)
