semitrailer truck
1truck — 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… …
2Truck 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… …
3truck — 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.… …
4truck — 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… …
5truck — n 1. pickup or pickup truck, panel truck, van, moving van, Trademark. U Haul; camion, trailer truck, C.B. Radio. eighteen wheeler, Inf. rig, semitrailer, Inf. semi. 2. hand truck, wheelbarrow, barrow, handbarrow. v 3.(all by truck) transport,… …
6semitrailer — noun Date: 1919 1. a freight trailer that when attached is supported at its forward end by the fifth wheel device of the truck tractor 2. a trucking rig made up of a tractor and a semitrailer …
7semitrailer — /sem i tray leuhr/, n. 1. Also called semi. a detachable trailer for hauling freight, with wheels at the rear end, the forward end being supported by the rear of a truck tractor when attached. Cf. full trailer. 2. tractor trailer. [1915 20; SEMI… …
8Semitrailer — articulated truck …
9semitrailer — Australian Slang articulated truck …
10semitrailer — n. large cargo truck composed of a tractor and a detachable freight trailer which is supported in the front by the tractor …
