tractor-lorry
1Tractor — This article is about a vehicle used in agriculture or construction. For the power unit of a semi trailer truck (articulated lorry), see tractor unit. For other uses, see Tractor (disambiguation) …
2tractor — noun a) A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields. b) A truck (or lorry) for pulling a semi trailer or trailer.<! we dont use this in Australia not sure about UK See Also: traction, tractor beam, tractor… …
3tractor-trailer — /trak teuhr tray leuhr/, n. a combination trucking unit consisting of a tractor hooked up to a full trailer or a semitrailer. Also called semitrailer, semitruck. Cf. rig1 (def. 10). * * * noun, pl ers [count] US : ↑semitrailer 2 * * * ˈtractor… …
4tractor-trailer — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms tractor trailer : singular tractor trailer plural tractor trailers American an articulated lorry …
5tractor-trailer — noun A large truck consisting of an engine and cab section (the tractor) and a cargo carrying semi trailer or trailer. Syn: articulated lorry, semi …
6tractor trailer — noun a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together • Syn: ↑trailer truck, ↑trucking rig, ↑rig, ↑articulated lorry, ↑semi • Hypernyms: ↑truck, ↑motortruck …
7lorry — noun /ˈlɒri/ A motor vehicle for transporting goods. Syn: rig, tractor trailer, truck …
8tractor trailer — noun N. Amer. an articulated lorry …
9Artillery tractor — is a kind of tractor, also referred to as a gun tractor, a vehicle used to tow artillery pieces of varying weights. The first such devices were designed prior to the outbreak of World War I, often based on agricultural machines such as the Holt… …
10articulated lorry — noun a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together • Syn: ↑trailer truck, ↑tractor trailer, ↑trucking rig, ↑rig, ↑semi • Hypernyms: ↑truck, ↑motortruck …
