noun
lowboy
A low flatbed trailer for hauling heavy equipment.
A lowboy carries the bulldozer from one construction site to another.
Etymology
Lowboy combines low with boy as an informal name for an object. For the trailer, low identifies the loading platform's position close to the ground.
More examples
- The crew loads the excavator onto a lowboy.
- We rent two lowboys to haul the heavy equipment.
- The lowboy's low deck helps tall machinery clear overhead bridges.
Forms
lowboy · lowboys
Similar words
- flatbed
- Has a flat cargo platform, but not necessarily a low one.
- trailer
- Any towed cargo vehicle, not necessarily low or flat.