tractor trailer
Noun
Meaning
tractor trailer (plural tractor trailers)
alternative form of tractor-trailer
tractor-trailer (plural tractor-trailers)
A large truck consisting of an engine and cab section (the tractor) and a cargo-carrying semi-trailer or trailer.
Alternative names
tractor-trailer
Synonyms
Examples
A convert tractor-trailer transports the convert wall replica and converts to a mobile Education Center at each stop, showing letters and memorabilia left at The Wall in Washington, D.C. and more details about those whose names are shown.
According to reports the man had collided with a tractor trailer as he descended a snowy slope in a field.
BENSON – Southbound lanes of Interstate 95 in southern Johnston County have been shutdown following a crash involving a tractor trailer and approximately 7 other vehicles.
A preliminary investigation indicated that the westbound passenger vehicle entered into the eastbound lane and struck the tractor trailer head-on, the OPP said.
A Mercedes then hit into the side of the UPS tractor trailer, then the second UPS tractor trailer hit the Mercedes, pinning the vehicle between the two trucks.
A preliminary investigation shows a tractor-trailer rig struck the back of the bus, Harris said.