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semi-tractor

semi-tractor noun: the tractor component of a semi-trailer truck or articulated lorry.

Noun

semi-tractor (plural semi-tractors)

  1. The tractor component of a semi-trailer truck or articulated lorry.
    • The fleet has 48 semi-tractors and 164 trailers that transport 110,000 tons of parts and supplies annually over 1 million miles of roads.1999, Chester Peterson, Rod Beemer, Inside John Deere: A Factory History, page 93
    • Some people think diesel fuel is only used in semi-tractors (Figure 9.3) or heavy equipment.2003, Michael E. Gray, Auto Upkeep: Basic Car Care, page 56

Forms of semi-tractor

pluralsemi-tractors
alternative formsemi tractor

Questions about semi-tractor

What does semi-tractor mean?
Semi-tractor means the tractor component of a semi-trailer truck or articulated lorry.
What part of speech is semi-tractor?
Semi-tractor is a noun.
What is the plural of semi-tractor?
The plural of semi-tractor is semi-tractors.

Words near semi-tractor in the dictionary

  1. semi-syllabary
  2. semi-syllabic
  3. semi-tatsama
  4. semi-tatsamas
  5. semi-totalistic
  6. semi-tractor
  7. semi-tractors
  8. semi-trailer
  9. semi-trailer truck
  10. semi-trailer trucks
  11. semi-trailers

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