flatbed

1 of 2

adjective

flat·​bed ˈflat-ˌbed 

: having a horizontal bed on which the work rests

a flatbed printing press

a flatbed scanner

flatbed

2 of 2

noun

: a motortruck or trailer with a body in the form of a platform or shallow box

Examples of flatbed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Later, a gray car was loaded onto a flatbed truck and agents left the house with what appeared to be a black satchel and put it into the unmarked vehicle. —Davis Winkie, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025

The tree bark came off in featherweight slabs that the workers, their hands black from the oaks’ natural tannins, tossed onto a flatbed truck. —Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025

Noun

The video shows twisted street signs attached to the pole hanging off the suspect’s red Prius, which was partially embedded underneath the flatbed. —Allyson Vergara, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025

That August, with Dulfo’s assistance, Etienne rented a Home Depot flatbed truck and rammed it backwards into Tatiana Pino’s Land Rover Defender in the driveway of her Pinecrest home. —Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1892, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flatbed

• abed
• ahead
• beachhead
• bedspread
• bedstead
• behead
• blackhead
• blockhead
• bloodshed
• bowhead
• breastfed
• bridgehead

Kids Definition

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