truck bed
3
3.6
- noun
- /trʌk bɛd/
- US
:
caja de camión
- The man climbed up into the truck bed, did something, then jumped down again.
So GMC had to figure out a way to make it possible for people to access their own truck bed.
- So GMC had to figure out a way to make it possible for people to access their own truck bed.
- So essentially just cut out the top part of the back seat and of the trunk and then embed a truck bed into the existing chassis.
- You know, that mounts right there in a truck bed for pulling that heavyweight cattle.
- All right, the next thing we got to talk about is the the cyber trucks trunk, AKA the truck bed.
- OK, the fact that we're doing this, the freaking truck bed utensils is crazy.
Examples
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Zipper took the saw out of the sack and laid it on the truck bed beside the box of doughnuts.
Fiction book (1995) -
The interior of the truck bed housed a small herd of pigs.
Fiction book (1995) -
The pieces were lying flat on the truck bed, so you had to walk carefully around the edges.
Fiction book (1996) -
My truck bed fell open and spilled my tools all over.
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Big Ed slid over so that they could push the box onto the truck bed.
Fiction book (2001) -
The driver touched the lever again, and the truck bed went back to its normal place.
Fiction book (1999) -
In a minute, the six-foot logs began to slide off the truck bed and pile up on the ground.
Fiction book (1999) -
A lavender motorcycle helmet rolled around in the truck bed behind him.
Fiction book (1995) -
It's on hinges, so it opens up, which means I can use the full length of the truck bed for loading and unloading my stuff.
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The furniture was securely placed in the truck bed for the move.
Synonyms
9
4.2
A truck or train car with a flat open bed for carrying large heavy items
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Morphology
The meaning is directly composed from 'truck' (vehicle) + 'bed' (a base or platform); a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes the truck's cargo platform or loading area. This is a regular noun–noun compound following common English composition patterns (the 'X bed' = the bed of X), so the sense is immediately understandable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Truck bed names the flat back part of a truck where things sit, like a bed for goods. That's why it means the open space at the back used to 'carry' items.