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artic

/ɑ(ɹ)ˈtɪk/

artic is the abbreviation of articulated lorry.

artic is the abbreviation of articulated bus.

Meaning of articulated lorry

Noun

articulated lorry (plural articulated lorries)

  1. (UK) Synonym of tractor-trailer.
    Synonyms:
    tractor-trailer

Meaning of articulated bus

Noun

articulated bus (plural articulated buses)

  1. A bus fitted with a joint, which is covered by an accordion-shaped weatherproofing, to increase its manoeuvrability.
    Synonyms:
    accordion bus, banana bus, bendy bus

Forms of artic

pluralartics

Words that rhyme with artic

Questions about artic

What is artic the abbreviation of?
Artic is the abbreviation of articulated lorry.
How do you pronounce artic?
Artic is pronounced /ɑ(ɹ)ˈtɪk/.

Words near artic in the dictionary

  1. artiad
  2. artiads
  3. Artiaga
  4. Artiagas
  5. Artibonite
  6. artic
  7. articaine
  8. artical
  9. articals
  10. articel
  11. artichoke

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Adapted from Wiktionary: artic (page history and authors); articulated lorry (page history and authors); articulated bus (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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