Texas bed

noun

A semi-truck's tractor unit, with a rear-facing near-cab winch, a truckbed between the cab and the fifth wheel, having a fifth wheel at the rear for attaching a semi-trailer.

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Meanings

nounTexas bed (plural Texas beds)

plural Texas beds · alternative Texas-bed · alternative Texasbed · alternative Texas-bed truck · alternative Texas-bed tractor

  1. automotiveA semi-truck's tractor unit, with a rear-facing near-cab winch, a truckbed between the cab and the fifth wheel, having a fifth wheel at the rear for attaching a semi-trailer.

Origin

Blend of Texas + truckbed. From being a truck with a truckbed used in Texas oilfields. By surface analysis, Texas + bed.

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APA

Texas bed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Texas%20bed

MLA

“Texas bed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Texas%20bed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Texas bed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Texas%20bed.

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