- designating or of a truck, trailer, etc. having a bed or platform without sides or stakes
- Printing designating or of a press having a plane or horizontal printing surface
- a flatbed truck, trailer, etc.
- a flatbed press
flatbed
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flatbed
noun
- An open truck bed or trailer with no sides, used to carry large objects such as heavy machinery or materials.
- A railroad flatcar.
- A wide, flat surface onto which a sheet of paper or other material is placed for printing or scanning.
Related Forms:
- flat′bed′
adjective
flatbed
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Noun
(plural flatbeds)
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Sentence Examples
- Flatbed scanners are capable of scanning 8.5x11 sheets (sometimes legal size) on a copier-like glass.