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flatbed

adj · noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈflætˌbɛd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: F L AE1 T B EH2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a flat bed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • I can't scan the whole document quickly because I only have a flatbed scanner.
  • The accident left the contents of a flatbed trailer scattered across all three lanes.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A railway freight car with no sides; a flatcar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Clipping of flatbed trolley.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A document scanner with a flat bed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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6

verb

Meaning 6

To transport by flatbed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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7

noun

Meaning 7

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: truck bed

8

noun

Meaning 8

freight car without permanent sides or roof

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flatcar, flat

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: freight car

History

Etymology

From flat + bed.