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flatbed

American

[flat-bed] / ˈflætˌbɛd /

noun

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.
flatbed scanner.

Etymology

Origin of flatbed

1870–75, for an earlier sense; flat ¹ + bed

Example Sentences

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A flatbed truck carrying a tank rolled through the highlands, making its way through fields of blossoming pink almond trees and yellow wildflowers.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Before noon, a truck pulled up and deposited two cardboard boxes in the back of a flatbed, and left.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

Five flatbed vehicles were also driven past the ground prior to kick-off of the Europa League match, carrying electronic billboards showing messages opposing antisemitism.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

At 6.5-feet long, it was a manageable size and something he could fit on a flatbed truck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

They show the bulldozers coming down the pike in flatbed trucks.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

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