FLATBED

flatbed

(noun) an open truck bed or trailer with no sides; used to carry large heavy objects

flatcar, flatbed, flat

(noun) freight car without permanent sides or roof

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

flatbed (plural flatbeds)

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

A railway freight car with no sides; a flatcar.

(computing) A document scanner with a flat bed.

Adjective

flatbed (not comparable)

Having a flat bed.

Verb

flatbed (third-person singular simple present flatbeds, present participle flatbedding, simple past and past participle flatbedded)

To transport by flatbed.

Usage notes

The verb "to flatbed" is most commonly used when referring to the transportation of a vehicle, to make it clear that the vehicle is not being driven.

Source: Wiktionary

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