semitrailer
noun
semi·trail·er
ˈse-ˌmī-ˌtrā-lər 
ˈse-mē-,
-mi-
plural semitrailers
1
: a freight trailer that when attached is supported at its forward end by the fifth wheel device of the truck tractor
2
: a trucking rig made up of a tractor and a semitrailer
called also big rig
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The crash happened around 9:25 a.m. Thursday, after a pickup truck traveling east lost traction on the icy highway, spun across the median and collided with a semitrailer traveling west, according to a news release from the Fraser and Winter Park Police Department.
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Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 27 Dec. 2024
The health system had semitrailers packed with fuel, water and resources in Atlanta, and was able to enter western North Carolina around the same time as FEMA, according to Thompson.
—Alexis Kayser, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
In that incident, the semitrailer was crossing the track when the train clipped the rear of the trailer, according to Avoca Fire Department Battalion Chief Jacob Davis.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
The agency said all northbound lanes were open shortly before 6 p.m.
ABC 7 in Chicago helicopter footage showed a large presence of emergency responders and apparently two semitrailers badly damaged and charred.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024
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Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 27 Dec. 2024
The health system had semitrailers packed with fuel, water and resources in Atlanta, and was able to enter western North Carolina around the same time as FEMA, according to Thompson.
—Alexis Kayser, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
In that incident, the semitrailer was crossing the track when the train clipped the rear of the trailer, according to Avoca Fire Department Battalion Chief Jacob Davis.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
The agency said all northbound lanes were open shortly before 6 p.m.
ABC 7 in Chicago helicopter footage showed a large presence of emergency responders and apparently two semitrailers badly damaged and charred.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Semitrailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semitrailer. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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semitrailer
noun
semi·trail·er
ˈsem-i-ˌtrā-lər
ˈsem-ˌī-
1
: a freight trailer that when attached is supported at its forward end by the truck tractor
2
: a trucking rig made up of a tractor and a semitrailer
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