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truck and trailer

truck and trailer noun: the situation where the ball carrier leaves a maul and is followed by teammates.

Noun

truck and trailer

  1. The situation where the ball carrier leaves a maul and is followed by teammates.
  2. (roller derby) The situation where one player skates directly behind a teammate and holds onto their hips in order to pivot.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see truck, and, trailer: especially, a tractor-trailer.

Questions about truck and trailer

What does truck and trailer mean?
Truck and trailer means the situation where the ball carrier leaves a maul and is followed by teammates.
What part of speech is truck and trailer?
Truck and trailer is a noun.

Words near truck and trailer in the dictionary

  1. trucidating
  2. trucidation
  3. trucidations
  4. trucing
  5. truck
  6. truck and trailer
  7. truck bay
  8. truck bays
  9. truck beam
  10. truck beams
  11. truck bomb

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