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flatbed.

An open freight vehicle with no sides, designed to carry heavy or outsized loads.

7 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈflætˌbɛd/General-American
  1. An open freight vehicle with no sides, designed to carry heavy or outsized loads.

  2. A railway freight car with no sides; a flatcar.

  3. Clipping of flatbed trolley.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping
  4. A document scanner with a flat bed.

Where this word comes from

From flat + bed.

adj/ˈflætˌbɛd/General-American
  1. Having a flat bed.

    not-comparable
    I can't scan the whole document quickly because I only have a flatbed scanner.
    The accident left the contents of a flatbed trailer scattered across all three lanes.
Where this word comes from

From flat + bed.

verb/ˈflætˌbɛd/General-American
  1. To transport by flatbed.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From flat + bed.

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