semitruck
Americannoun
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semitrucks
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of semitruck
First recorded in 1970–75; semi(trailer) + truck 1
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Earlier this year, California’s clean-truck voucher program reserved $165 million to subsidize Tesla’s planned electric semitruck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
The company said it plans to start volume production of its autonomous Cybercab and fully electric semitruck this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Tesla has a 1 megawatt charging system External link that can provide 400 miles External link of range to its huge all-electric semitruck in about 30 minutes.
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
Every time a semitruck passed by heading to or from the port, the driver would honk its horn in a quick gesture of acknowledgment and, one imagines, solidarity with the men and women inside.
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2025
In the parking lot, a semitruck cab was parked in the far corner.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
That’s fine for robotaxis and self-driving semitrucks, but the high cost and limited operating area that is inevitable with this approach were non-starters for Tesla’s business of selling cars to individual consumers.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2023
Known as the “brain” for semitrucks, the CPC controls engine and powertrain functions for the vehicle, meaning the truck can’t be operated until the unit is replaced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
Trooper Collin Cumaravel tweeted that the highway is closed at milepost 80 after a collision involving two semitrucks at milepost 67.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
She had been at the pasture on a cold and blustery day in November 2014, when a group of Yellowstone buffalo arrived in semitrucks to join the growing Fort Peck herd.
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2022
There are few cars, mostly semitrucks carrying new cars, oil, and logs.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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