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tractor-trailer

tractor-trailer noun: a large truck consisting of an engine and cab section (the tractor) and a cargo-carrying semi-trailer or trailer.

tractor-trailer: a large truck consisting of an engine and cab section (the tractor) and a cargo-carrying...
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Noun

tractor-trailer (plural tractor-trailers)

  1. (Northeastern, US) A large truck consisting of an engine and cab section (the tractor) and a cargo-carrying semi-trailer or trailer.

Synonyms of tractor-trailer

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Forms of tractor-trailer

pluraltractor-trailers
alternative formtractor trailer

Questions about tractor-trailer

What does tractor-trailer mean?
Tractor-trailer means a large truck consisting of an engine and cab section (the tractor) and a cargo-carrying semi-trailer or trailer.
What part of speech is tractor-trailer?
Tractor-trailer is a noun.
What is the plural of tractor-trailer?
The plural of tractor-trailer is tractor-trailers.

Words near tractor-trailer in the dictionary

  1. tractor trailer
  2. tractor trailers
  3. tractor unit
  4. tractor units
  5. tractor vaporising oil
  6. tractor-trailer
  7. tractor-trailers
  8. tractorable
  9. tractoration
  10. tractored
  11. tractored out

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