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• tractor-trailer — ☆ tractor trailer [trak′tərtrā′lər ] n. a combination of a TRACTOR (sense 2) and a trailer or semitrailer, used in trucking …   English World dictionary

• tractor-trailer — /trak teuhr tray leuhr/, n. a combination trucking unit consisting of a tractor hooked up to a full trailer or a semitrailer. Also called semitrailer, semitruck. Cf. rig1 (def. 10). * * * noun, pl ers [count] US : ↑semitrailer 2 * * * ˈtractor… …   Useful english dictionary

• tractor trailer — noun a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together • Syn: ↑trailer truck, ↑trucking rig, ↑rig, ↑articulated lorry, ↑semi • Hypernyms: ↑truck, ↑motortruck …   Useful english dictionary

• tractor-trailer — /trak teuhr tray leuhr/, n. a combination trucking unit consisting of a tractor hooked up to a full trailer or a semitrailer. Also called semitrailer, semitruck. Cf. rig1 (def. 10). * * * …   Universalium

• tractor-trailer — trac′tor trail′er n. trs a trucking unit consisting of a tractor hooked up to a full trailer or a semitrailer • Etymology: 1945–50 …   From formal English to slang

• trailer truck — noun a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together • Syn: ↑tractor trailer, ↑trucking rig, ↑rig, ↑articulated lorry, ↑semi • Hypernyms: ↑truck, ↑motortruck …   Useful english dictionary

• Tractor — This article is about a vehicle used in agriculture or construction. For the power unit of a semi trailer truck (articulated lorry), see tractor unit. For other uses, see Tractor (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• trucking rig — noun a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together • Syn: ↑trailer truck, ↑tractor trailer, ↑rig, ↑articulated lorry, ↑semi • Hypernyms: ↑truck, ↑motortruck …   Useful english dictionary

• tandem trailer — noun trucking rig with two trailers in tandem • Hypernyms: ↑trailer truck, ↑tractor trailer, ↑trucking rig, ↑rig, ↑articulated lorry, ↑semi * * * 1. Also called double bottom, double trailer truck, tandem. a very long rig consisting of a tractor… …   Useful english dictionary

• Trucking industry in the United States — The trucking industry (also referred to as the transportation or logistics industry) is the transport and distribution of commercial and industrial goods using commercial motor vehicles (CMV). In this case, CMVs are most often trucks; usually a… …   Wikipedia

• List of trucking industry terms in the United States — These are terms used within the U.S. trucking industry. Some of these terms may be used within other English speaking countries, or within the freight industry in general (air, rail, ship, and manufacturing). The terms are arranged by type, from… …   Wikipedia