flatbed
1 of 2adjective
flat·bed ˈflat-ˌbed 
: having a horizontal bed on which the work rests
a flatbed printing press
a flatbed scanner
flatbed
2 of 2noun
: a motortruck or trailer with a body in the form of a platform or shallow box
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022 The Montgomery County Police Department confirmed Sarah Joan Langenkamp, 42, was struck by a flatbed truck on the afternoon of Aug. 25 while riding a bicycle at the 5200 block of River Road in Bethesda. Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2022 The outtakes are followed by pictures of those same cars being towed away on the back of a flatbed truck. Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022 And these days, just about anyone with a valid driver’s license can get access to options such as a flatbed pickup truck or a 26-foot box van that holds the contents of about a four-bedroom home. Laura Daily, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 Type 1 chassis, piles of boards, steering wheels—to put together makeshift Plattenwagen, flatbed carts, to carry their tools. Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 The van struck an eastbound 18-wheeler flatbed hauling building supplies, pushing it across the median and into the westbound lanes where the first accident took place. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 13 July 2022 Iodice, a third-generation tow driver who worked for his family’s towing company, had been loading a disabled car onto his flatbed along the Merritt Parkway when he was hit by a car. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2022 Sporting a fresh coat of wax, the lions were reinstalled on their plinths flanking the main entrance, lifted by a crane from a flatbed truck. Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2022 Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022 An officer observed two men loading a flatbed of lumber onto a rental truck in the Home Depot parking lot Dec. 11. cleveland, 17 Dec. 2021 The flatbed of Rebey's black Ford pickup truck was soon filled with milk crates and bags of zucchini, squash, tomatoes, cucumbers, greens and cabbages. La Risa R. Lynch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2021 Down the block, some men were watching a game of chess play out on the flatbed of one of their trucks. Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, 9 Aug. 2021 Rittenhouse had placed his rifle on the flatbed of a truck. Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 28 June 2021 Agents saw a silhouette inside the van on the flatbed, then found the four Mexican men, Agent Juan Torres said. San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2021 Kraft was informed that the car had been delivered on a flatbed from Florida. Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 8 June 2021 Speakers addressed the crowd from a Teamsters Local 25 flatbed adorned with an inflatable fat cat, depicted smoking a cigar and holding a moneybag. Lucas Phillips, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Mar. 2021 See More
Adjective
Langenkamp, a 42-year-old diplomat who formally worked at the U.S. embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, was struck by a flatbed truck on Aug. 25 while riding her bike in Bethesda, Maryland. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022 The Montgomery County Police Department confirmed Sarah Joan Langenkamp, 42, was struck by a flatbed truck on the afternoon of Aug. 25 while riding a bicycle at the 5200 block of River Road in Bethesda. Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2022 The outtakes are followed by pictures of those same cars being towed away on the back of a flatbed truck. Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022 And these days, just about anyone with a valid driver’s license can get access to options such as a flatbed pickup truck or a 26-foot box van that holds the contents of about a four-bedroom home. Laura Daily, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 Type 1 chassis, piles of boards, steering wheels—to put together makeshift Plattenwagen, flatbed carts, to carry their tools. Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 The van struck an eastbound 18-wheeler flatbed hauling building supplies, pushing it across the median and into the westbound lanes where the first accident took place. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 13 July 2022 Iodice, a third-generation tow driver who worked for his family’s towing company, had been loading a disabled car onto his flatbed along the Merritt Parkway when he was hit by a car. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2022 Sporting a fresh coat of wax, the lions were reinstalled on their plinths flanking the main entrance, lifted by a crane from a flatbed truck. Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2022 Noun
The first cars were brought on a flatbed to the airport this week, and the rest will arrive in the weeks ahead. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022 An officer observed two men loading a flatbed of lumber onto a rental truck in the Home Depot parking lot Dec. 11. cleveland, 17 Dec. 2021 The flatbed of Rebey's black Ford pickup truck was soon filled with milk crates and bags of zucchini, squash, tomatoes, cucumbers, greens and cabbages. La Risa R. Lynch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2021 Down the block, some men were watching a game of chess play out on the flatbed of one of their trucks. Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, 9 Aug. 2021 Rittenhouse had placed his rifle on the flatbed of a truck. Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 28 June 2021 Agents saw a silhouette inside the van on the flatbed, then found the four Mexican men, Agent Juan Torres said. San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2021 Kraft was informed that the car had been delivered on a flatbed from Florida. Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 8 June 2021 Speakers addressed the crowd from a Teamsters Local 25 flatbed adorned with an inflatable fat cat, depicted smoking a cigar and holding a moneybag. Lucas Phillips, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Mar. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1892, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1944, in the meaning defined above