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 semitrailer rolled onto its side, sending dimes cascading onto the road, Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson Tony De La Cerda told The Messenger.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
Fans on the upper concourse have to stand in long lines waiting for concessions at the few available vendors, and while four loading docks may have been plenty for Manilow, Timberlake had 25 semitrailers full of equipment (not counting tour buses).
—Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Stoughton Trailers would hire hundreds of assemblers, welders and supervisors in Rock and Dane counties where the company, with nine centers including the one in Evansville, is a major employer and the nation's fourth largest semitrailer manufacturer.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
The company doesn’t allow semitrailers on site except to make deliveries.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
Fans on the upper concourse have to stand in long lines waiting for concessions at the few available vendors, and while four loading docks may have been plenty for Manilow, Timberlake had 25 semitrailers full of equipment (not counting tour buses).
—Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Stoughton Trailers would hire hundreds of assemblers, welders and supervisors in Rock and Dane counties where the company, with nine centers including the one in Evansville, is a major employer and the nation's fourth largest semitrailer manufacturer.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
The company doesn’t allow semitrailers on site except to make deliveries.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Semitrailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semitrailer. Accessed 20 May. 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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