tractor trailer

A form of tractor-trailer — A large truck consisting of an engine and cab section (the tractor) and a cargo-carrying semi-trailer or trailer.

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trailer trucktrucking rigrigarticulated lorrysemi
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Meanings

nountractor trailer (plural tractor trailers)

plural tractor trailers

  1. alternativealternative spelling of tractor-trailer

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together

Similar
trailer trucktrucking rigrigarticulated lorrysemi
Broader
truckmotortruck
Also see
articulated lorryrigsemitrailer truck

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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MLA

“tractor trailer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tractor%20trailer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tractor trailer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tractor%20trailer.

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