tractor-trailer truck

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• tractor-trailer — Truck Truck, n. [L. trochus an iron hoop, Gr. ? a wheel, fr. ? to run. See {Trochee}, and cf. {Truckle}, v. i.] 1. A small wheel, as of a vehicle; specifically (Ord.), a small strong wheel, as of wood or iron, for a gun carriage. [1913 Webster] 2 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tractor-trailer — Tract o*r trail er, n. a combination of a tractor[4] hooked up to a trailer, forming a common type of truck[7] used for carrying freight on highways. Traffic was backed up for miles by a jackknifed tractor trailer. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tractor-trailer — tractor .trailer n AmE a large truck that has two parts, one small part in the front where the driver sits and a large part at the back where goods are carried …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tractor-trailer — tractor ,trailer noun count AMERICAN a large truck that pulls one or two TRAILERS (=long boxes used for storing products) …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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-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 — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. truck, *semi, trailer truck, eighteen wheeler …   English dictionary for students

• 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

• tractor-trailer — noun A large truck consisting of an engine and cab section (the tractor) and a cargo carrying semi trailer or trailer. Syn: articulated lorry, semi …   Wiktionary

• trailer truck — noun A semi tractor truck …   Wiktionary