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Definition of flatbed - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
transportationUS open truck bed with no sides for heavy loadsUS
- The flatbed carried the large machinery to the site.
2.
railwayTECH. US railway freight car with no sides or roofTECH. US
- The goods were loaded onto the flatbed for transport.
3.
technologyTECH. US document scanner with a flat surfaceTECH. US
- She used the flatbed to scan the documents.
Images of flatbed
open truck bed with no sides for heavy loads 
railway freight car with no sides or roof 
document scanner with a flat surface
Expressions with flatbed
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truck with flat open area for carrying large items
The flatbed lorry carried the new sofa easily.
truck with a flat, level bed for carrying heavy or large loads
The flatbed truck carried the oversized lumber to the construction site.
small vehicle with flat surface for carrying items
He loaded boxes onto the flatbed trolley.
scanner with a flat surface for scanning
She placed the photo on the flatbed scanner to make a copy.
Origin of flatbed
English, flat (level) + bed (platform)
Terms with flatbed included in their meaning
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scanning hardware
technology used in flatbed and sheet-fed scanners
vehicle
flatbed truck with removable stakes
Examples of flatbed in a sentence
They loaded the timber onto the flatbed for delivery. The flatbed carried heavy machinery across the country. A flatbed was used to transport large containers. The flatbed was perfect for high-resolution images. He placed the artwork on the flatbed for scanning.
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- French:plateau, scanner à plat, ...
- German:Flachbett, Flachwagen, ...
- Italian:pianale, scanner piano, ...
- Spanish:plataforma, escáner plano, ...
- Portuguese:camião de plataforma, plataforma, ...
- Chinese:平板车, 平板列车, ...
- Japanese:フラットベッド, フラットカー, ...
- Arabic:مِنَصَّة مُسَطَّحَة, عربة مسطحة, ...
- Hebrew:מִשְׁטַח פָּתוּחַ, קָרוֹן פָּתוּחַ, ...
- Russian:платформа, планшетный сканер, ...
- Ukrainian:платформа, плоский вагон, ...
- Hindi:फ्लैटबेड, माल गाड़ी, ...
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