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eighteen-wheeler

American  
[ay-teen-hwee-ler, -wee-] / ˈeɪ tinˈʰwi lər, -ˈwi- /

noun

  1. a large tractor-trailer, usually having ten wheels on the cab and eight on the trailer.


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If his second trip to Climate Pledge Arena is as showstopping as his 2022 concert, when he converted an eighteen-wheeler into a stage, it’s likely to be one of the biggest parties of the year.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2023

In the world of electric vehicles, an eighteen-wheeler is like a swimming pool — and the connections available at today’s highway stops are akin to garden hoses.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2022

“A power line was hanging across the road and an eighteen-wheeler truck ran into it and got hung up in it and the Benton officer got there to help him,” Whittington said.

From Fox News ● Jan. 11, 2020

Two eighteen-wheeler trucks containing 35 massive crates and boxes pull up to Avant Gardner, an event space on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.

From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2019

He pointed to an eighteen-wheeler parked across the street from the diner.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

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