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flat-bed lorry

British  
/ ˈflætˌbɛd /

noun

  1. a lorry with a flat platform for its body

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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This weekend the craft will make its latest journey - secured on a flat-bed lorry - to become the centrepiece of the Ruskin's Bluebird wing.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2024

And, because it measured a mere eight metres across, the pod could be transported on a flat-bed lorry or hoisted into position by helicopter.

From The Guardian Aug. 22, 2018

The huge artwork, which weighs around 25 tonnes, arrived on the harbour, carried on the back on a flat-bed lorry in October.

From BBC Dec. 27, 2012

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