Meanings
nountractor-trailer (plural tractor-trailers)
plural tractor-trailers · alternative tractor trailer
- NortheasternUSA large truck consisting of an engine and cab section (the tractor) and a cargo-carrying semi-trailer or trailer.
Synonyms: articulated lorry, artic, truck and trailer, semi-truck, semi truck, juggernaut, semi-trailer truck, semi
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA large truck consisting of an engine and cab section (the tractor) and a cargo-carrying semi-trailer or trailer.
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tractor-trailer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tractor-trailer
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