tractor-trailer
Americannoun
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But Shearer was seated in the center of the cab, eliminating the right-side blind spot, and he was flanked by screens showing every object around his tractor-trailer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
County Superior Court that the tractor-trailer drivers’ conduct was “grossly negligent” — and that “lax security” by the company allowed the theft to occur.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025
In 1978, as the dancers were returning from a show in New Jersey, a tractor-trailer crashed head-on into their bus.
From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024
A number of vehicles, including "one the size of a tractor-trailer" plunged into the water below, officials said.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2024
The highway narrows to one lane, and we’re stuck behind a tractor-trailer driving the precise roadwork speed limit of thirty-five mph.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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