flatbed

[ flat-bed ]

/ ˈflætˌbɛd /

noun

Also called flatbed trailer, flatbed truck. a truck or trailer having an open body in the form of a platform without sides or stakes.Compare stake truck.

flatbed scanner.

Nearby words

flat-share,
flat-top,
flat-track bully,
flat-water,
flat-woven,
flatbed scanner,
flatboat,
flatbread,
flatcar,
flatette

Origin of flatbed

1870–75, for an earlier sense; flat¹ + bed

Examples from the Web for flatbed

In Donetsk it is presumed to have been off-loaded from the flatbed and started to move in a convoy on its own.
MH17 Missile Can't Hide From These Internet Sleuths|Eliot Higgins|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Flatbed trucks have been spotted carrying tanks toward Gaza.
War in Gaza Poses Risks for All Sides|Dan Ephron|November 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The two horses pulling the wagon, a flatbed with railed sides, halted at the creek.
Shaman|Robert Shea