flat·bed
ˈflat-ˌbed 
: having a horizontal bed on which the work rests
a flatbed printing press
a flatbed scanner
: a motortruck or trailer with a body in the form of a platform or shallow box
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Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
The truck was carrying a flatbed trailer containing lithium-ion batteries that detached from the truck and eventually caught on fire.
—Sara Smart, CNN, 27 July 2024
Brad Templeton, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
To place yourself into bed mode, a flap rotates up and becomes flush with the seat surface, filling the gap in the footwell to create a flatbed.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
On a recent early morning in Mexico City, two men from the International Rescue Committee (IRC) secure tables, a medical privacy screen, and a satellite Internet kit to a flatbed truck with neon-green straps.
—Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
The truck was carrying a flatbed trailer containing lithium-ion batteries that detached from the truck and eventually caught on fire.
—Sara Smart, CNN, 27 July 2024
Noun
Tesla keeps costs low by mass producing stalls in banks of 4 and delivering them by flatbed to sites.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
To place yourself into bed mode, a flap rotates up and becomes flush with the seat surface, filling the gap in the footwell to create a flatbed.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Flatbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flatbed. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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flatbed
1 of 2 adjective
flat·bed
ˈflat-ˌbed
: having a horizontal bed on which material rests
a flatbed scanner
flatbed
2 of 2 noun
: a truck or trailer with a body in the form of a platform or shallow box
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