flatbed

[ flat-bed ]

noun

1. Also called flatbed trailer,. a truck or trailer having an open body in the form of a platform without sides or stakes. Compare stake truck.
2. flatbed scanner.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flatbed¹

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

Example Sentences

Vitaliy and his men have no fixed post – their weaponry for shooting down the Shaheds is carried on the back of a flatbed truck, allowing them to manoeuvre quickly.

From BBC

I put it on the little flatbed, and I was realizing, “How am I going to get this home?”

From Los Angeles Times

Railing against the right-wing government that until recently counted him as a trusted insider, Hungary’s most popular and improbable opposition leader stood on the back of a flatbed truck surrounded by cheering followers.

From New York Times

Multiple news outlets showed images of a large, red tractor-trailer hauling material on a flatbed in the parking lot of the building.

From Seattle Times

Begaye’s mother would drive to her daughter’s house in her flatbed truck to refill the larger barrels before making the trek into town to replenish her tank.

From Los Angeles Times