semitrailer towing vehicle

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• semitrailer — noun a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle • Syn: ↑semi • Hypernyms: ↑trailer • Part Holonyms: ↑trailer truck, ↑tractor trailer, ↑trucking rig, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Semi-trailer truck — A semi trailer truck, also known as tractor trailer or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) articulated lorry, is an articulated truck or lorry consisting of a towing engine ( tractor in the United States, prime mover in Australia, and truck in… …   Wikipedia

• truck — truck1 truckable, adj. /truk/, n. 1. any of various forms of vehicle for carrying goods and materials, usually consisting of a single self propelled unit but also often composed of a trailer vehicle hauled by a tractor unit. 2. any of various… …   Universalium

• fifth wheel — noun 1. someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded • Syn: ↑deadwood • Hypernyms: ↑redundancy, ↑redundance 2. an extra car wheel and tire for a four wheel vehicle • Syn: ↑spare …   Useful english dictionary

• Truck driver — A truck driver (Commonly called a trucker, driver or teamster in the United States and Canada, a truckie or ute driver in Australia and New Zealand and a lorry driver or driver in Ireland and the United Kingdom) is a person who earns a living as… …   Wikipedia

• Jackknifing — means the accidental of an articulated vehicle (i.e. one towing a trailer) such that it resembles the acute angle of a folding pocket knife. If a vehicle towing a trailer skids, the trailer can push it from behind until it spins round and faces… …   Wikipedia

• Highway system in Taiwan — Highways in Taiwan are classified into four types:# National highways: 1 10 # Provincial highways: 1 28, 61 88 # County routes: 101 205 # Township routesThe numbering systemAs a general rule, the odd numbers represent north south highways and… …   Wikipedia