flatbed
/ˈflætˌbɛd/
adjective
- Describing a vehicle or device that has a flat, open surface for carrying or processing items.
- A flatbed scanner is best for scanning fragile documents.
- The flatbed trailer was perfect for hauling the race car.
- They rented a flatbed truck to transport the lumber.
noun
- A truck or trailer with a flat, open platform and no sides or roof, used for carrying large or heavy items.
- The construction company used a flatbed to deliver steel beams to the site.
- We loaded the furniture onto a flatbed for the move across town.
- The flatbed carried a massive excavator down the highway.
- A flat surface on a scanner or printer where documents or images are placed for copying or scanning.
- Place the photo face-down on the flatbed of the scanner.
- This printer has a flatbed that can handle books and thick documents.
- She cleaned the flatbed glass before scanning the old map.