Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A truck consisting of a tractor attached to a semitrailer or trailer, used for transporting loads.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a combination of a tractor{4} hooked up to a trailer, forming a common type of truck{7} used for carrying freight on highways.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A large
truck consisting of an engine andcab section (the tractor) and a cargo carryingsemi-trailer ortrailer .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
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Examples
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While she didn't have to serve time for the deed, Felicia did experience a head-on brush with instant karma - otherwise known as a tractor-trailer.
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The driver of a tractor-trailer that crashed on the Capital Beltway in Montgomerty County Monday morning has died, state police officials said.
Truck driver dies in Beltway crash Washington Post Editors 2010
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By 4:30 p.m. in Maryland, a tractor-trailer had jackknifed on the inner loop of the Beltway near River Road, blocking several lanes.
For D.C. area commuters stuck in snow, 'it just felt hopeless' Katherine Shaver 2011
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By 4:30 p.m. in Maryland, a tractor-trailer had jackknifed on the inner loop of the Beltway near River Road, blocking several lanes.
For D.C. area commuters stuck in snow, 'it just felt hopeless' Katherine Shaver 2011
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By 4:30 p.m. in Maryland, a tractor-trailer had jackknifed on the inner loop of the Beltway near River Road, blocking several lanes.
For D.C. area commuters stuck in snow, 'it just felt hopeless' Katherine Shaver 2011
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Even the word "warehouse" itself has become something of a misnomer; the idea is no longer to house goods but to keep them moving, from port to rail to tractor-trailer to store display.
The New Blue Collar: Temporary Work, Lasting Poverty And The American Warehouse 2011
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Alwan and Hammadi helped deliver money, inert explosives and weapons, including military-style missiles, to a tractor-trailer believing they were to be shipped to terrorists in Iraq, prosecutors alleged.
Iraqi National Pleads Guilty in Terror Case Evan Perez 2011
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It was loaded onto a tractor-trailer, and off it went, the victory recorded by Mr. Bishop on Facebook.
Trafficking in Organs, Mr. Bishop Pipes Up to Preserve a Bit of History Jennifer Levitz 2011
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Christian, 19, a college offensive lineman until a concussion ended his career, is roughly the width of a tractor-trailer.
Gaming the Groceries Ralph Gardner Jr. 2012
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This time of year, about 20 tractor-trailer trucks carrying up to 50 cubic yards of compost each head daily to the vineyards from Recology's compost plant in Vacaville, said manager Greg Pryor.
San Francisco Garbage Helps Make Vineyards Thrive Jim Carlton 2011
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