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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 March, a self-driving eighteen-wheeler spent more than five straight days hauling goods between Dallas and Atlanta.

From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 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

She took a sip of Gatorade as she whizzed past an eighteen-wheeler.

From The New Yorker ● Jul. 2, 2018

In another tank, peeking out from its cement cave, was a squid the size of an eighteen-wheeler, with a beak like a giant bolt cutter.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

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