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.

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Etymology

Origin of six-wheeler

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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

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

We will return to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in the six-wheeler.

From Washington Post

KRQE-TV in Albuquerque reports the man struck an Albuquerque Walmart the day after the Black Friday shopping rush by dressing in a store employee uniform and using a six-wheeler cart to take his loot.

From Washington Times

“It’s easy when we’re in Cheyenne to all go our separate ways in the morning. But here, we have most all our meals together. We’ll jump in a six-wheeler, and all go up the mountain and pick berries or watch a storm rolling in or go fishing - just fun things to do as a family.”

From Washington Times