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flat bed

flat bed is the alternative form of flatbed.

Meaning of flatbed

Noun

flatbed (plural flatbeds)

  1. An open freight vehicle with no sides, designed to carry heavy or outsized loads.
  2. A railway freight car with no sides; a flatcar.
    • The Rotrac E2 shunter was built by German manufacturer Zwiehoff and has been subject to a 14-month trial to prove it can replace diesel traction for moving flatbed wagons in and out of the depot.2021 December 29, “Network News: DRS acquires compact electric shunter”, in RAIL, number 947, page 14, photo caption
  3. A document scanner with a flat bed.

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Forms of flat bed

pluralflat beds

Questions about flat bed

What is flat bed the alternative form of?
Flat bed is the alternative form of flatbed.

Words near flat bed in the dictionary

  1. flat as your hat
  2. flat back four
  3. flat back fours
  4. flat bean
  5. flat beans
  6. flat bed
  7. flat beds
  8. flat bottomed
  9. flat bread
  10. flat breads
  11. flat bug

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