荷台
Meanings
1
load-carrying tray; luggage carrier; roof rack
Refers to the flat cargo area of a truck, the rear carrier of a bicycle, or a roof rack on a vehicle. The specific meaning depends on the vehicle type.
We loaded the cargo onto the truck's load-carrying tray.
I tied the shopping bag to the bicycle's luggage carrier.
Usage patterns
- 荷台に〈物〉を積むto load something onto the cargo bed/rack
We loaded cardboard boxes onto the truck's cargo bed.
- 荷台に乗るto ride on the cargo carrier (e.g. of a bicycle)
My little brother rode along on the bike's rear carrier.
- 荷台から落ちるto fall off the cargo bed/rack
The cargo fell off the truck bed when it braked suddenly.