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
Semi-trailer — In American English a semi trailer is a trailer without a front axle. A large proportion of its weight is supported either by a road tractor or by a detachable front axle assembly known as a dolly or by the tail of another trailer. A semi trailer … Wikipedia
semi-trailer — noun a) A trailer without a front axle and with wheels only at the trailing end, designed to be pulled via a pivoting arrangement which also partially supports its weight. b) A tractor trailer or big rig: a semi trailer plus the truck or … Wiktionary
semi-trailer — semi trailers also semitrailer N COUNT A semi trailer is the long rear section of a truck or lorry that can bend when it turns. [AM] (in BRIT, use trailer) … English dictionary
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
trailer truck — noun A semi tractor truck … Wiktionary
Scammell Pioneer Semi-trailer — Infobox Weapon name=30 ton Semi trailer Scammell Pioneer caption=Preserved 1941 Scammell Pioneer tractor unit origin=UK type=Tank recovery vehicle is vehicle=yes is UK=yes length=with trailer 10.97 width=2.20 height=3.27 weight=2.87… … Wikipedia
semi-trailer — noun chiefly N. Amer. a trailer having wheels at the back but supported at the front by a towing vehicle. ↘an articulated truck … English new terms dictionary
semi-trailer — large truck used for transferring cargo … English contemporary dictionary
Semi — is a Latin prefix to a verb, noun, or adjective meaning half . Some compounds formed with it are often abbreviated to simply semi in appropriate contexts:* Semi automatic firearm * Semi trailer truck (UK: articulated lorry) * Semi submersible, a… … Wikipedia
Truck (book) — Truck (ISBN 9780688802448, 1980) is a children s picture book written and illustrated by Donald Crews. It is notable for telling a story without using any humans or narration. It consists entirely of a single semi trailer truck traveling through… … Wikipedia
