road-train
noun
a convoy of motor vehicles.
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road train
road trainnouna line of linked trailers pulled by a truck, used for transporting stock, etc
road-train
American
[rohd-treyn]
/ ˈroʊdˌtreɪn /
noun
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a convoy of motor vehicles.
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a fleet of motor vehicles traveling together in line.
road train
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of road-train
First recorded in 1955–60
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When Jonah Lomu was thundering about South Africa in the 1995 Rugby World Cup, strafing defenders like a road-train through wheat, there’d never been anything like him.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 18, 2015
She pointed down at a giant road-train passing below, the only light coming from it a dim red flicker from underneath, the navigation laser reading the bar codes painted onto the road.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
The road train was carrying carrying around 30 passengers at the time of the incident.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
The stormy weather could also cause some roads and bridges to close and affect road, train, air and ferry services, the authorities said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2024
Authorities believe the gauge broke apart on the journey, dislodging the capsule which then fell out of its crate and from the truck, a road train with multiple trailers.
From Reuters ● Feb. 2, 2023
The so-called road train has been developed by Volvo.
From BBC ● May 29, 2012
Every one who possibly could would grow or fatten something when he could just put it on a road train, and send it off to market.
From Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies by Richard Jefferies
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