Complete Definition of "semi-trailer"

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Noun
semi-trailer

  1. A trailer without a front axle and with wheels only at the trailing end, designed to be pulled via a pivoting arrangement which also partially supports its weight.
  2. A tractor-trailer or big rig: a semi-trailer plus the truck or tractor pulling it.

Synonyms
18-wheeler
artic
articulated lorry
big rig
juggernaut
semi
semi-trailer truck
tractor-trailer
truck and trailer

See also
fifth wheel
kingpin

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