flatbed

A noun referring to a type of freight car without permanent sides or roof, or an open truck bed or trailer with no sides, used to carry large heavy objects.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un type de wagon de marchandises sans parois fixes ni toit, ou une plate-forme ouverte de camion ou de remorque sans ridelles, utilisé pour transporter de gros objets lourds.

1. Flatbed truck or trailer B1 formal

   An open truck bed or trailer with no sides or roof, designed for carrying large, heavy, or oversized items.

   • The construction company used a flatbed to transport steel beams.
   • A flatbed trailer carried the heavy machinery to the site.
   • They loaded the large crates onto the flatbed for delivery.

   🇫🇷Plateau (camion ou remorque à plateau)

2. Flatbed railcar B1 formal

   A freight car without permanent sides or a roof, used for transporting large or bulky goods by rail.

   • The train had several flatbeds carrying shipping containers.
   • Logs were loaded onto a flatbed railcar for transport.
   • The flatbed railcar carried oversized equipment across the country.

   🇫🇷Wagon plat

   Synonymes: flatcar

• flatbeds plural form
• flatbeds' possessive plural form
• flatbed's possessive singular form