eighteen-wheeler
eighteen-wheeler is the alternative spelling of 18-wheeler.
Meaning of 18-wheeler
Noun
18-wheeler (plural 18-wheelers)
- A big rig truck: a semi-trailer plus the truck or tractor pulling it.
- On a cold morning in Abilene, Texas, a column of 18-wheelers crawls down bumpy, waterlogged roads, past cattle grazing on dusty shrubs.2025 December 11, Charlie Campbell, Andrew R. Chow and Billy Perrigo, “The Architects of AI Are TIME’s 2025 Person of the Year”, in Time
- Synonyms:
- semi-trailer truck, semi truck, semi, articulated lorry, artic, big rig, juggernaut, tractor-trailer, truck and trailer
Forms of eighteen-wheeler
| plural | eighteen-wheelers |
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Questions about eighteen-wheeler
- What is eighteen-wheeler the alternative spelling of?
- Eighteen-wheeler is the alternative spelling of 18-wheeler.
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