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six-wheeler

American  
[siks-hwee-ler, -wee-] / ˈsɪksˈʰwi lər, -ˈwi- /

noun

  1. a truck or other vehicle having six wheels.

  2. Citizens Band Radio Slang.

    1. a small truck.

    2. a passenger car pulling a trailer.


Etymology

Origin of six-wheeler

First recorded in 1885–90

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Specifically, Alana is operating a Ford truck, a hulking six-wheeler with the front painted an incongruously sporty orange and blue.

From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2022

My father is lifting me from the overturned six-wheeler, out through the driver's-side window and into a sky filled with swirling dust.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2021

The G.M.A. has five jeeps, seven G.M.C. six-wheeler trucks, two radios.

From Time Magazine Archive

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