jackknife
noun
a large pocketknife.
Example Sentences
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On Interstate 80 over the Sierra on Friday, multiple vehicles spun out and a big rig jackknifed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2024
Parts of Interstate 80 between Des Moines and Iowa City were repeatedly snagged overnight by jackknifed tractor-trailers and multiple-car pileups, the Department of Transportation reported.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
Four lorries have jackknifed in an eight-vehicle crash, causing major delays on a main road through Essex.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2023
Tow trucks were pulling jackknifed tractor-trailers out of the median.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 1, 2023
The Goober sat on the curbstone, his legs jackknifed, his feet in the gutter.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
