semi-trailer

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a semi-trailer at a roadside

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Etymology

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From semi- +‎ trailer.

Noun

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semi-trailer (plural semi-trailers)

  1. 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.
  2. Ellipsis 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

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