- tractor-trailer
- tractor-trailer - A combination vehicle for hauling large volumes of mail. The operator must be licensed and authorized to drive this type of vehicle.
Glossary of postal terms. 2014.
Glossary of postal terms. 2014.
Tractor-trailer — Tract o*r trail er, n. a combination of a tractor[4] hooked up to a trailer, forming a common type of truck[7] used for carrying freight on highways. Traffic was backed up for miles by a jackknifed tractor trailer. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tractor-trailer — ☆ tractor trailer [trak′tərtrā′lər ] n. a combination of a TRACTOR (sense 2) and a trailer or semitrailer, used in trucking … English World dictionary
tractor-trailer — tractor .trailer n AmE a large truck that has two parts, one small part in the front where the driver sits and a large part at the back where goods are carried … Dictionary of contemporary English
tractor-trailer — tractor ,trailer noun count AMERICAN a large truck that pulls one or two TRAILERS (=long boxes used for storing products) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tractor-trailer — /trak teuhr tray leuhr/, n. a combination trucking unit consisting of a tractor hooked up to a full trailer or a semitrailer. Also called semitrailer, semitruck. Cf. rig1 (def. 10). * * * noun, pl ers [count] US : ↑semitrailer 2 * * * ˈtractor… … Useful english dictionary
tractor-trailer — Truck Truck, n. [L. trochus an iron hoop, Gr. ? a wheel, fr. ? to run. See {Trochee}, and cf. {Truckle}, v. i.] 1. A small wheel, as of a vehicle; specifically (Ord.), a small strong wheel, as of wood or iron, for a gun carriage. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tractor-trailer — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms tractor trailer : singular tractor trailer plural tractor trailers American an articulated lorry … English dictionary
tractor trailer — traktoriaus priekaba statusas Aprobuotas sritis žemės ūkio inžinerinė plėtra ir techninė pažanga apibrėžtis Prie žemės ir miškų ūkio traktoriaus kabinama priekaba, kurios pagrindinė paskirtis – vežti krovinius. Prie šios kategorijos priskiriamos… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
tractor trailer — noun a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together • Syn: ↑trailer truck, ↑trucking rig, ↑rig, ↑articulated lorry, ↑semi • Hypernyms: ↑truck, ↑motortruck … Useful english dictionary
tractor-trailer — noun A large truck consisting of an engine and cab section (the tractor) and a cargo carrying semi trailer or trailer. Syn: articulated lorry, semi … Wiktionary