Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A trailer having a set or several sets of wheels at the rear only, with the forward portion being supported by the truck tractor or towing vehicle.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
semi-trailer .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle
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Examples
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At the toll booth in Calera de Victor Rosales the unknown armed group shot the tires of a semitrailer and a tank truck in an [apparently successful] effort to block the pursuit and then continued their flight.
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At the toll booth in Calera de Victor Rosales the unknown armed group shot the tires of a semitrailer and a tank truck in an [apparently successful] effort to block the pursuit and then continued their flight.
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Two other truck drivers and the train's engineer watched helplessly as the semitrailer skidded the length of a football field before crashing into the train.
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The loot was in a semitrailer parked in a lot over the weekend northwest of Vienna.
Thieves Steal 21 Tons Of Mustard And Ketchup The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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At the toll booth in Calera de Victor Rosales the unknown armed group shot the tires of a semitrailer and a tank truck in an [apparently successful] effort to block the pursuit and then continued their flight.
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A maximum of 180 hogs fit into a semitrailer, prompting Mr. Bauman to opine that the thieves made several trips.
Year's Swelling Hog Prices Drive Porcine Crime Wave Douglas Belkin 2011
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That was when a semitrailer truck bounced past the house, as in, in my yard, and headed through the cornfield along the path of the trodden-down stalks.
Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011
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That was when a semitrailer truck bounced past the house, as in, in my yard, and headed through the cornfield along the path of the trodden-down stalks.
Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011
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That was when a semitrailer truck bounced past the house, as in, in my yard, and headed through the cornfield along the path of the trodden-down stalks.
Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011
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The loot was in a semitrailer parked in a lot over the weekend northwest of Vienna.
Thieves Steal 21 Tons Of Mustard And Ketchup The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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