flatbed
English

A flatbed trailer that should not make high-speed turns
Noun
flatbed (plural flatbeds)
Adjective
flatbed (not comparable)
Verb
flatbed (third-person singular simple present flatbeds, present participle flatbedding, simple past and past participle flatbedded)
- To transport by flatbed.
- 2000, Paullina Simons, The Bronze Horseman, →ISBN:
- Tatiana went from working the pulley that lifted the treadless tank and placed it on tread, to painting the red star on a finished tank ready to be flatbedded and put into production.
- 2011 -, James Hayman, The Cutting, →ISBN:
- 'Well, we won't know about prints till we can flatbed his SUV back to Middle Street and check, but given he left the car in a hurry, my guess is we'll find something, maybe quite a lot.
- 2012, Rus Bradburd, Make It, Take It, →ISBN, page 23:
- “I'm going to have to flatbed this vehicle,” Larry said with an air of importance that irritated Pytel.
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Usage notes
The verb "to flatbed" is most commonly used when referring to the transportation of a vehicle, to make it clear that the vehicle is not being driven.
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