- flatbed trailer
- A trailer with a flat deck (and no sides or top) so that any size or shape item can be loaded (within reason) regardless of height, length, or width
Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
flatbed trailer
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flatbed trailer — /flætbɛd ˈtreɪlə/ (say flatbed trayluh) noun a trailer with a fixed flat cargo platform, as distinct from one which can be made to tip, to which detachable gate sides are often fitted for retaining a cargo or attaching ropes or tarpaulins. Also,… …
flatbed trailer — … Useful english dictionary
flatbed — /flat bed /, n. a truck or trailer having an open body in the form of a platform without sides or stakes. Also called flatbed trailer, flatbed truck. Cf. stake truck. [1870 75, for an earlier sense; FLAT1 + BED] * * * … Universalium
trailer — [1] Platform or container on wheels pulled by a truck or tractor. [2] Distance between fifth wheel pin and center of rear axle (or center between tandems). [3] A unit which contains camping equipment and is pulled behind a vehicle. See boat… … Dictionary of automotive terms
flatbed truck — /flætbɛd ˈtrʌk/ (say flatbed truk) noun a truck with a flatbed trailer. Also, flatbed …
flatbed — [flat′bed΄] adj. ☆ 1. designating or of a truck, trailer, etc. having a bed or platform without sides or stakes 2. Printing designating or of a press having a plane or horizontal printing surface: cf. ROTARY PRESS n. ☆ 1. a flatbed truck, trailer … English World dictionary
trailer — n. 1) a house trailer (AE; BE has caravan) 2) a flatbed; truck (esp. AE; BE prefers trailer) trailer * * * [ treɪlə] truck (esp. AE; BE prefers trailer) trailer a flatbed a house trailer (AE; BE has caravan) … Combinatory dictionary
trailer — noun 1 container with wheels ADJECTIVE ▪ lorry (BrE), truck (esp. AmE) ▪ car (AmE) ▪ boat ▪ horse ▪ … Collocations dictionary
flatbed — I. adjective Date: 1892 having a horizontal bed on which the work rests < a flatbed printing press > < a flatbed scanner > II. noun Date: 1944 a motortruck or trailer with a body in the form of a platform or shallow box … New Collegiate Dictionary
flatbed — UK [ˈflætˌbed] / US noun [countable] Word forms flatbed : singular flatbed plural flatbeds mainly American a truck or trailer with no roof or sides, used for carrying large or heavy goods … English dictionary
