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TRACTOR TRAILER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
Synonyms:
articulated lorry; rig; semi; tractor trailer; trailer truck; trucking rig
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tractor trailer" is a kind of...):
motortruck; truck (an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling)
Meronyms (parts of "tractor trailer"):
semi; semitrailer (a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle)
trailer (a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tractor trailer"):
tandem trailer (trucking rig with two trailers in tandem)
