road train

  • 1Road Train — im australischen Outback; Kombination aus Sattelaufliegern und vier „Anhängern“ …

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  • 2road train — noun (Aust) A number of linked trailers towed by a truck, for transporting cattle, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑road * * * road train UK US noun [countable] [singular road train plural …

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  • 3Road train — Train routier Train routier avec 1 semi et 3 remorques Un train routier est, comme son nom l indique, un ensemble routier constitué d un véhicule tracteur suivi de véhicules remorqués se déplaçant sur le sol sans l aide de rails. Dans le cas de… …

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  • 4Road Train — Road Train, ou Road Kill aux États Unis, est un thriller surnaturel écrit par Clive Hopkins et réalisé par Dean Francis en 2010 en Australie, avec Xavier Samuel, Bob Morley, Georgina Haig et Sophie Lowe. Le film est diffusé en avant première au… …

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  • 5Road train — This article is about connected heavy goods vehicles. For lighter recreational road trains, see Trackless train. For electronic road trains, see Platoon (automobile). For the film, see Road Train (film). Volvo NH15 BP tanker road train A road… …

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  • 6road train — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms road train : singular road train plural road trains Australian a very long vehicle consisting of a truck pulling several trailers, used for carrying goods …

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  • 7road train — n. 1. A convoy of trucks traveling in close formation. 2. A truck with three or more trailers. (This term is used almost exclusively in Australia and dates back to at least the early 1980s.) Example Citation: • Under the scheme, a transport… …

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  • 8road train — Truck Truck, n. [L. trochus an iron hoop, Gr. ? a wheel, fr. ? to run. See {Trochee}, and cf. {Truckle}, v. i.] 1. A small wheel, as of a vehicle; specifically (Ord.), a small strong wheel, as of wood or iron, for a gun carriage. [1913 Webster] 2 …

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  • 9road train — /ˈroʊd treɪn/ (say rohd trayn) noun a group of articulated motor vehicles, used for transportation of livestock, goods, etc., and consisting of a prime mover and one or more trailers: *she runs her triple trailer road trains to Karratha and… …

  • 10road-train — /rohd trayn /, n. 1. a convoy of motor vehicles. 2. a fleet of motor vehicles traveling together in line. [1955 60] * * * …

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