tractor-trailer

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tractor-trailer

noun tractor-trailers · tractor trailer

  1. Northeastern, US A large truck consisting of an engine and cab section (the tractor) and a cargo-carrying semi-trailer or trailer.

    Similar: articulated lorry, artic, truck and trailer, semi-truck, semi truck, juggernaut, semi-trailer truck, semi, eighteen-wheeler, 18-wheeler, big rig, rig

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@misc{tractor_trailer_2026,
  title = {tractor-trailer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tractor-trailer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}