flatbed

American  

[flat-bed] / ˈflætˌbɛd /

noun

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

2. flatbed scanner.

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Etymology

Origin of flatbed

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

Example Sentences

Trucks with open flatbeds in the rear were approaching, spattering slush as they passed.

From Literature

A flatbed truck carrying a tank rolled through the highlands, making its way through fields of blossoming pink almond trees and yellow wildflowers.

From Barron's

DAT Solutions, a load board matching truckers and loads, said average spot prices for flatbed truck transport rose about 6% in December from a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal

He instead took the job of following the flatbed that carried Spivey and his truck.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the head of their operation was the tractor driver, who pulled a flatbed hitched to the harvest machine.

From Los Angeles Times