flatbed
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Definition
Noun: 1. A truck or trailer with a flat, open platform and no sides or roof: A type of vehicle designed for transporting large, heavy, or bulky items that can be easily loaded from the side or top. 2. A railroad freight car with a flat, open platform and no sides or roof: A type of railcar used for carrying large machinery, construction materials, or other heavy freight.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Truck/Trailer):
- The construction company used a flatbed to transport the steel beams to the site.
- We need a flatbed trailer to move the tractor.
- Noun (Railroad Car):
- The train was composed of several flatbeds carrying new automobiles.
- Heavy machinery is often shipped on railroad flatbeds.
Advanced Usage
- "Flatbed scanner": A type of optical scanner with a flat, glass surface on which documents or objects are placed for scanning. This is a distinct, specialized use of the term.
- For scanning books and photographs, a flatbed scanner is more practical than a sheet-fed model.
Variants and Related Words
- Flatbed truck (n): Explicitly specifies a motor vehicle.
- Flatcar (n): A common synonym for a railroad flatbed.
Synonyms
- Platform trailer (for vehicles).
- Flatcar, gondola (for railcars; note: a gondola typically has low sides).
Antonyms
- Enclosed trailer (a trailer with solid sides and a roof).
- Boxcar (an enclosed railroad freight car).
Noun
- an open truck bed or trailer with no sides; used to carry large heavy objects
- freight car without permanent sides or roof