flatbed
Americannoun
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Also called flatbed trailer,. Also called flatbed truck. a truck or trailer having an open body in the form of a platform without sides or stakes.
Etymology
Origin of flatbed
Example Sentences
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Rates for flatbed trucking are “a lot stronger” because of data-center construction, said Avery Vise, vice president of trucking at FTR Transportation Intelligence.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Marine Corps markings being transported from the base’s former airport on flatbed trucks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Before getting into the thick of their recent music catalog, Los Primos del Este quickly unfurled details of the album cover, which shows the group sprawled across the flatbed of a white truck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
In Tehran, a flatbed truck, decorated with intricate latticework and Arabic Islamic script, carried five caskets, painted in the green, red and white of Iran's flag, including the smallest for Khamenei's 14-month-old granddaughter Zara.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Exhausted, Enrique retrieves his bag of bread, climbs onto a flatbed truck, and sleeps.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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