flatbed lorry

ˈflætˌbɛd ˈlɔri

flatbed lorries

Definition of flatbed lorry - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

vehicle

truck with flat open area for carrying large items

The flatbed lorry carried the new sofa easily.
A flatbed lorry was used to move the oversized sculpture.
The construction team loaded the beams onto the flatbed lorry.

flatbed

flatbed truck

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Images of flatbed lorry

truck with flat open area for carrying large items

Expressions with flatbed

flatbed truck

truck with a flat, level bed for carrying heavy or large loads

The flatbed truck carried the oversized lumber to the construction site.

flatbed trolley

small vehicle with flat surface for carrying items

He loaded boxes onto the flatbed trolley.

flatbed scanner

scanner with a flat surface for scanning

She placed the photo on the flatbed scanner to make a copy.

Expressions with lorry

lorry load of trouble

large amount of problems or difficulties

He inherited a lorry load of trouble when he took over the business.

off the back of a lorry

adj.

obtained in a way that is not legal

He sold goods that were off the back of a lorry.

bin lorry

vehicle for collecting domestic and commercial waste

The bin lorry arrives every Monday to collect the rubbish.

breakdown lorry

vehicle used for towing or repairing broken-down vehicles

The breakdown lorry arrived to fix the car on the road.

lorry driver

person who drives a lorry for work

The lorry driver delivered the goods on time.

fall off a lorry

be obtained in a suspicious or illegal way

These watches must have fallen off a lorry.

hit like a lorry

impact with great force or intensity

The news hit like a lorry, leaving everyone stunned.

articulated lorry

vehicle with a tractor and trailer

An articulated lorry was parked at the loading dock.

tipper lorry

truck designed to unload its cargo by tipping it out

The tipper lorry unloaded gravel at the construction site.

off the lorry

adj.

probably stolen or obtained in a dishonest way

These watches are definitely off the lorry.

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French:camion plateau, ...
German:Pritschenwagen, ...
Italian:camion con pianale, ...
Spanish:camión de plataforma, ...
Portuguese:camião de plataforma, ...
Chinese:平板卡车, ...
Japanese:平ボディトラック, ...
Arabic:شاحِنَة سَطْح مُسْتَوٍ, ...
Hebrew:מַשָּׂאִית שֶׁטַח, ...
Russian:грузовик с открытой платформой, ...
Ukrainian:фура з плоскою платформою, ...
Hindi:फ्लैटबेड ट्रक, ...
Bengali:ফ্ল্যাটবেড লরি, ...
Catalan:camió plataforma, ...
Czech:valník, ...
Danish:ladbil, ...
Dutch:vrachtauto met open laadbak, ...
Greek:φορτηγό με ανοιχτή καρότσα, ...
Hungarian:platós teherautó, ...
Khmer:រថយន្តដឹកទំនិញមានកម្រាលរាប, ...
Korean:평판 트럭, ...
Persian:کامیون کفی, ...
Polish:ciężarówka z otwartą platformą, ...
Portuguese (BR):caminhão plataforma, ...
Romanian:camion platformă, ...
Swedish:flaklastbil, ...
Thai:รถบรรทุกพื้นเรียบ, ...
Turkish:düz yataklı kamyon, ...
Vietnamese:xe tải thùng phẳng, ...

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