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
Authorities believe the tanker accident occurred when a car tried to pass the truck, which jackknifed, overturned and landed on a trailer hitch near the road, which punched a hole in it.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2023
Four lorries have jackknifed in an eight-vehicle crash, causing major delays on a main road through Essex.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2023
When the bridge came in sight below them there was a tractor-trailer jackknifed sideways across it and wedged into the buckled iron railings.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
