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-trayn]
/ 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
Heavy rain led to disruption to road, train and air travel across the south-east of England on Thursday.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2024
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
The projected road train is flexible and capable of coming to the crops.
From Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies by Richard Jefferies
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