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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Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
Maria De Lose Garcia Galindo, of St. Paul, and the child, Sebastian Chavez Garcia, were traveling north on the highway in a Toyota Camry when Galindo crossed the centerline and collided head on with a flatbed semi-trailer truck near 250th Street just after 10:30 a.m., the State Patrol said.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
On a construction site in north Charlotte, a crane unloaded metal railings from the back of a flatbed truck.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
Maria De Lose Garcia Galindo, of St. Paul, and the child, Sebastian Chavez Garcia, were traveling north on the highway in a Toyota Camry when Galindo crossed the centerline and collided head on with a flatbed semi-trailer truck near 250th Street just after 10:30 a.m., the State Patrol said.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2024
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“Flatbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flatbed. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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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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