flat·bed
ˈflat-ˌbed 
: having a horizontal bed on which the work rests
a flatbed printing press
a flatbed scanner
: a motortruck or trailer with a body in the form of a platform or shallow box
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Philip Elliott, Time, 11 June 2025
Ukraine was able to smuggle drones deep into Russia by hiding them in the tops of flatbed trucks, which parked near military bases before the drones lifted off to attack planes on the runway.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 June 2025
Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
The four newborns were found on the flatbed under a shopping cart Tuesday afternoon in a Riverside County shopping center.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
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Adjective
It’s been hard to miss the military tanks rolling by on flatbed trucks around Eckington, Bloomingdale, and Shaw, heading past the city’s convention center to get in position for a pricey parade on Saturday ordered by President Donald Trump.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 11 June 2025
Ukraine was able to smuggle drones deep into Russia by hiding them in the tops of flatbed trucks, which parked near military bases before the drones lifted off to attack planes on the runway.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 June 2025
Noun
In June, Emily’s legs were tangled between Gen’s in the flatbed of Gen’s pick-up truck, the metal hot beneath her skin.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
The four newborns were found on the flatbed under a shopping cart Tuesday afternoon in a Riverside County shopping center.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
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“Flatbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flatbed. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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flatbed
1 of 2 adjective
flat·bed
ˈflat-ˌbed
: having a horizontal bed on which material rests
a flatbed scanner
flatbed
2 of 2 noun
: a truck or trailer with a body in the form of a platform or shallow box
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