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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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
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The wreckage was transferred, one piece at a time, from a barge to a flatbed truck parked only a couple of hundred feet from the airport’s main runway.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
The user would transfer the finished stencil to a frame on the flatbed, making sure to smooth out any wrinkles, and place a piece of paper beneath the stencil.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2021
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Adjective
The pair allegedly coordinated the rental of the flatbed truck at the Home Depot in Coconut Grove.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Related article Recovery of DC jet wreckage begins as investigators review new information
The wreckage was transferred, one piece at a time, from a barge to a flatbed truck parked only a couple of hundred feet from the airport’s main runway.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
Parked just past her house was the Home Depot flatbed truck, waiting in the middle of the road.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
The user would transfer the finished stencil to a frame on the flatbed, making sure to smooth out any wrinkles, and place a piece of paper beneath the stencil.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2021
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“Flatbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flatbed. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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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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