semitruck

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A form of semi truck — An 18-wheeler.

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Meanings

nounsemitruck (plural semitrucks)

plural semitrucks

  1. alternativeAlternative form of semi truck.

    The drizzle became a hard rain and the semitrucks roared past me, kicking up a spray that blinded me.

    2022, Percival Everett, Dr. No, Influx Press (2023), page 140
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    Drivers traveling along westbound Interstate 70 on Tuesday saw a perilous scene when a semitruck was destroyed by flames on a runaway ramp.

    2024 January 5, Shaul Turner, “‘Nothing left’ of runaway semitruck after fire on I-70”, in KDVR, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2024

Origin

From semi- + truck.

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Cite this entry
APA

semitruck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semitruck

MLA

“semitruck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semitruck. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semitruck,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semitruck.

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