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articulated lorry

American  

noun

British.
  1. a tractor-trailer truck.


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Comic character John Shuttleworth has performed a song called Incident on Snake Pass, about an accident involving his Ford Anglia and an articulated lorry.

From BBC Feb. 2, 2025

It would be like taking the energy of a 40-tonne articulated lorry travelling at 60mph and focussing it on the centimetre-sized capsule for a few billionths of a second.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2024

London bus driver Nick Fuller is among those training at Bolton’s National Driving Centre and plans to get a licence to drive an articulated lorry up and down motorways.

From Reuters Sep. 3, 2021

"Imagine trying to pass an articulated lorry without windscreen wipers," says BBC commentator Larry Carter, "and you'll get an idea what it's like."

From BBC May 20, 2013

Now a motorcycle, with three passengers atop, begins to make its way like a giant spider through the tiny space between my car and an articulated lorry.

From The New Yorker Dec. 28, 2009

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