semitruck

or sem·i-truck

[ sem-ee-truhk, sem-ahy- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

First recorded in 1970–75; semi(trailer) + truck ¹

The cause of the collision between an SUV and a semitruck that left 13 dead in Holtville, California, on Tuesday morning is still a horrific mystery.

Most notoriously, Hindenburg claimed that Nikola had faked a promotional video that seemed to show one of its hydrogen-powered semitrucks in motion.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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