flatbed
noun · adjective · verb
Simple meaning
An open truck bed or trailer with no sides.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈflætbɛd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
An open truck bed or trailer with no sides; used to carry large heavy objects
An open freight vehicle with no sides, designed to carry heavy or outsized loads.
computing
A document scanner with a flat bed.
A manually-operated, wheeled, low and even platform used for the transport of materials; especially one attached to a frame and handle, or more than one handle.
adjective
Having a flat bed.
verb
To transport by flatbed.
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An open truck bed or trailer with no sides; used to carry large heavy objects
Used this way, flatbed is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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