Definitions
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- noun A
big rig truck: asemi-trailer plus thetruck ortractor pulling it.
Etymologies
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Examples
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He left his youth in the driver's seat of 18-wheeler trucks amidst the bitter Chicago winters.
Adrián Aldaba: Mi Jefe and the Ivory Tower: A Close Reading of Familial Ties Adrián Aldaba 2011
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He left his youth in the driver's seat of 18-wheeler trucks amidst the bitter Chicago winters.
Adrián Aldaba: Mi Jefe and the Ivory Tower: A Close Reading of Familial Ties Adrián Aldaba 2011
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The driver pulled into a truck stop and pulled nose to nose with an 18-wheeler with its lights on.
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He left his youth in the driver's seat of 18-wheeler trucks amidst the bitter Chicago winters.
Adrián Aldaba: Mi Jefe and the Ivory Tower: A Close Reading of Familial Ties Adrián Aldaba 2011
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The driver pulled into a truck stop and pulled nose to nose with an 18-wheeler with its lights on.
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Finally, the fully assembled car was loaded onto an 18-wheeler and hauled 350 miles to central Alabama.
Wild Ride 2010
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This is like riding on a motorcycle and going right in front of an 18-wheeler.
Small-Scale Deficit Deal Increases Risk of U.S. Downgrade Damian Paletta 2011
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"We're a nation of 40 million against islands with only a couple of thousand inhabitants, that's like an 18-wheeler bearing down on a bicycle."
Argentina criticises Prince William's tour of duty of Falkland Islands 2012
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This is like riding on a motorcycle and going right in front of an 18-wheeler.
Grand Bargain Talks Collapse Carol E. Lee 2011
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"If the government is going to remove us by force, well, they're not going to succeed," one unnamed trucker next to his parked 18-wheeler told a local broadcaster.
Riot Police Face Striking Truckers in Colombia Dan Molinski 2011
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