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flatbed

flat·bed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [flat-bed]
    • /ˈflætˌbɛd/
    • /ˈflæt.bed/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flat-bed]
    • /ˈflætˌbɛd/

Definitions of flatbed word

  • noun flatbed Also called flatbed trailer, flatbed truck. a truck or trailer having an open body in the form of a platform without sides or stakes. Compare stake truck. 1
  • noun flatbed flatbed scanner. 1
  • noun flatbed A long flat area or structure. 1
  • noun flatbed platform, flat open surface 1
  • countable noun flatbed A flatbed is a truck that has a long flat platform with no sides. 0
  • noun flatbed a flat carrying area on a truck, trailer, etc 0

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Origin of flatbed

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75, for an earlier sense; flat1 + bed

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Flatbed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

flatbed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

flatbed usage trend in Literature

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