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• semitrailer — noun a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle • Syn: ↑semi • Hypernyms: ↑trailer • Part Holonyms: ↑trailer truck, ↑tractor trailer, ↑trucking rig, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• articulated lorry — noun a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together • Syn: ↑trailer truck, ↑tractor trailer, ↑trucking rig, ↑rig, ↑semi • Hypernyms: ↑truck, ↑motortruck …   Useful english dictionary

• truck — truck1 truckable, adj. /truk/, n. 1. any of various forms of vehicle for carrying goods and materials, usually consisting of a single self propelled unit but also often composed of a trailer vehicle hauled by a tractor unit. 2. any of various… …   Universalium

• 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

• tractor-trailer — /trak teuhr tray leuhr/, n. a combination trucking unit consisting of a tractor hooked up to a full trailer or a semitrailer. Also called semitrailer, semitruck. Cf. rig1 (def. 10). * * * noun, pl ers [count] US : ↑semitrailer 2 * * * ˈtractor… …   Useful english dictionary

• truck — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. vehicle, rig; lorry, van, pickup, dump, panel, rack; six , etc. wheeler, half track; cart, wagon, dray; barrow, dolly; dealings, barter. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An automotive vehicle for hauling] Syn.… …   English dictionary for students

• 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

• artic — noun a) Short form of articulated lorry. b) Short form of articulated bus. Syn: semitrailer, semi trailer, US, bendy bus …   Wiktionary

• truck — Synonyms and related words: DUKW, ESP, Pullman, Pullman car, answer, autotruck, baggage car, baked goods, balance of trade, bargain, barge, barter, big business, bloodmobile, boat, bookmobile, boxcar, bus, business, business dealings, buy and… …   Moby Thesaurus

• vehicle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Conveyance Nouns 1. vehicle, machine, conveyance, equipage, turnout, cart, rig, car, wagon. See passage, travel, transportation. 2. (animalor human drawn vehicle) a. carriage, coach, chariot, chaise,… …   English dictionary for students

• 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