noun
hammock; swinging crib
A suspended bed or crib, often made of canvas or netting. The cross-reference to ハンモック suggests it is essentially synonymous with the loanword, though 吊り床 is the native Japanese term.
See also: ハンモック
庭に吊り床を吊るして昼寝をした。
I hung a hammock in the garden and took a nap.
赤ちゃんを吊り床に寝かせて揺らす。
I lay the baby in the swinging crib and rock it.
noun
suspension point; hardpoint
Only when written 吊床 / 吊り床
In the context of suspension rope bondage (緊縛), a secure overhead anchor point from which a person is suspended. Restricted to the 吊 kanji spellings.
安全のため、吊り床は体重を十分に支えられる強度が必要だ。
For safety, the suspension point must be strong enough to fully support the body weight.
Uses 釣 (fishing) instead of 吊 (suspend); considered nonstandard for this word.
Loanword from English 'hammock'; more common in everyday conversation. 吊り床 is the native Japanese equivalent, often used in written or traditional contexts.
Compound of 吊り (tsuri, 'hanging') + 床 (toko, 'bed'). The spelling 釣り床 is a common ateji substitution using 釣 (fishing) for the homophonous 吊 (suspend).