Tractor-trailer
[trak-ter-trey-ler] /ˈtræk tərˈtreɪ lər/
noun
1.
a combination trucking unit consisting of a tractor hooked up to a full trailer or a semitrailer.
Also called semitrailer, semitruck.
Compare rig (def 8).
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