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fleetside

noun

Etymology

Originally a brand name of Chevrolet, from fleet + side.

  1. derived from *sēy-✻ — “to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit”
  2. inherited from *sīdaz✻ — “drooping, hanging, low, excessive, extra”
  3. inherited from *sīd✻
  4. inherited from sīd — “wide, broad, spacious, ample, extensive, vast, far-reaching”
  5. inherited from side
  6. compounded as fleetside — “fleet + side”

Definitions

  1. A pickup truck having flat bedsides. The rear quarter panels are flat and run lengthways…

    A pickup truck having flat bedsides. The rear quarter panels are flat and run lengthways along the wheel-well openings.

    • That pickup truck is a fleetside because the sides of the box are flat.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA