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stakebody

stakebody noun: a type of truck body or wagon body composed of stakes, often easily removable from the bed, such that a flatbed can be reconverted as needed; suitable for certain kinds of loads, especially in nonhighway use, such as bales, bundles, sacks, barrels, or boxes.

stakebody: a type of truck body or wagon body composed of stakes, often easily removable from the bed, such...
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Noun

stakebody (plural stakebodies)

  1. A type of truck body or wagon body composed of stakes, often easily removable from the bed, such that a flatbed can be reconverted as needed; suitable for certain kinds of loads, especially in nonhighway use, such as bales, bundles, sacks, barrels, or boxes.
  2. (metonymically) A truck, trailer, or wagon with such a body.

Forms of stakebody

pluralstakebodies

Origin of stakebody

From stake + body.

Questions about stakebody

What does stakebody mean?
Stakebody means a type of truck body or wagon body composed of stakes, often easily removable from the bed, such that a flatbed can be reconverted as needed; suitable for certain kinds of loads, especially in nonhighway use, such as bales, bundles, sacks, barrels, or boxes.
What part of speech is stakebody?
Stakebody is a noun.
What is the plural of stakebody?
The plural of stakebody is stakebodies.

Words near stakebody in the dictionary

  1. stake-drivers
  2. stake-out
  3. stakebed
  4. stakebeds
  5. stakebodies
  6. stakebody
  7. stakebuilding
  8. staked
  9. staked a claim
  10. staked one's life
  11. staked out

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