semi-truck — semi trailˈer or semi truckˈ noun (N American) An articulated trailer or lorry • • • Main Entry: ↑semi … Useful english dictionary
semi — semi·abstract; semi·abstraction; semi·aerial; semi·amphibious; semi·annual; semi·annually; semi·anthracite; semi·ape; semi·aquatic; semi·arboreal; semi·arch; semi·arid; semi·auto; semi·autonomous; semi·basement; semi·beam; semi·bejan;… … English syllables
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 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
truck — au·to·truck; de·truck; en·truck; truck·age; truck; truck·ee; truck·ler; truck·man; semi·truck; truck·er; truck·le; … English syllables
truck driver — noun A person employed to drive a semi truck. Syn: trucker … Wiktionary
Truck scale — Truck scales are large, floor mounted weighing systems that can weigh entire vehicles and their contents. As the American name implies, they frequently weigh entire trucks. In the United Kingdom, they are called weighbridges. They can be surface… … Wikipedia
Semi-remorques — Semi remorque Une semi remorque tractée par un Renault Magnum. Une semi remorque est une remorque routière destinée au transport de marchandises dont la particularité est qu elle repose sur un ou plusieurs essieux à l arrière et sur le véhicule… … Wikipédia en Français
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 — [n1] commerce, merchandise barter, business, buying and selling, commercial goods, commodities, communication, communion, connection, contact, dealings, exchange, goods*, intercourse, relations, stock, stuff*, trade, traffic, wares*; concepts 324 … New thesaurus
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
