different between railway vs flatbed

English

Etymology

rail +? way.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e?l?we?/

Noun

railway (plural railways)

1. (chiefly Britain, Ireland and Commonwealth of Nations) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.
2. (chiefly Britain, Ireland and Commonwealth of Nations) A track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles such as trains may travel.

Synonyms

• (track): railroad track, railway track, railway line, rails
• (system): (US) railroad, rail
• rwy, RY, Ry., ry (abbreviations)

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• railbuff (railway enthusiast)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.lw?/

Noun

railway m (plural railways)

1. (Anglicism) railway

Synonyms

• chemin de fer

English

Etymology

flat +? bed

Noun

flatbed (plural flatbeds)

1. An open freight vehicle with no sides, designed to carry heavy or outsized loads.
2. A railway freight car with no sides; a flatcar.
3. (computing) A document scanner with a flat bed.

Translations

Adjective

flatbed (not comparable)

1. Having a flat bed.

   I can't scan the whole document quickly because I only have a flatbed scanner.

   The accident left the contents of a flatbed trailer scattered across all three lanes.

Verb

flatbed (third-person singular simple present flatbeds, present participle flatbedding, simple past and past participle flatbedded)

1. To transport by flatbed.

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.