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flatbeds

flatbeds is the plural of flatbed.

flatbeds is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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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Questions about flatbeds

What is flatbeds the plural of?
Flatbeds is the plural of flatbed.

Words near flatbeds in the dictionary

  1. flatbed trolleys
  2. flatbed truck
  3. flatbed trucks
  4. flatbedded
  5. flatbedding
  6. flatbeds
  7. flatbill
  8. flatbills
  9. flatblock
  10. flatblocks
  11. flatboat

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