semitrailer
Americannoun
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semitrailers
plural
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Also called semi. a detachable trailer for hauling freight, with wheels at the rear end, the forward end being supported by the rear of a truck tractor when attached.
noun
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In Texas, a tornado overturned semitrailer trucks and damaged motor homes as well as a marina in northern Denton County, said Dawn Cobb, a county spokeswoman.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2024
Who was riding on the back of the semitrailer and why was still being investigated, Slaymaker said.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2024
From inside the shop, Zapata watched a semitrailer truck slowly turn and block the road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
It features stealth technology and is capable of conventional takeoffs as well as launching from modules such as shipping containers and semitrailer trucks.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
They weren’t in the fifth-wheel or the semitrailer.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
A few years ago, Bud Bosch noticed semitrailers occasionally rumbling along the two-lane rural road by his property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2023
About 60 vehicles, including up to 20 semitrailers, were involved in the crashes Wednesday morning that spanned more than a mile and led to the closure of that part of the interstate.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
“Send your semitrailers home,” Ms. Freeland told protesters.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2022
The strong winds also whipped up dust that reduced visibility to zero west of Wakeeney, Kansas, the state Department of Transportation said, and caused at least four semitrailers to blow over.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 16, 2021
Convoy of Hope, an international faith-based nonprofit that helps disaster victims, sent semitrailers full of relief supplies to Kentucky to deliver to those affected by the tornadoes.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2021
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