semi-trailer
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See also: semitrailer
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Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
semi-trailer (plural semi-trailers)
- A trailer without front axle and with wheels only at the trailing end, designed to be pulled via a pivoting arrangement which also partially supports its weight.
- Abbreviation of semi-trailer truck; A tractor-trailer or big rig, consisting of a semi-trailer and a semitruck pulling it.
- Synonyms: (British) articulated lorry, artic, 18-wheeler, (British slang) juggernaut, truck and trailer
Translations[edit]
trailer without a front axle and with wheels only at the trailing end
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semi-trailer truck — see semi-trailer truck