semi-trailer

English

noun
Definitions
  • A trailer without a front axle and with wheels only at the trailing end, designed to be pulled via a pivoting arrangement which also partially supports its weight.
  • A tractor-trailer or big rig: a semi-trailer plus the truck or tractor pulling it.

Etymology

Prefix from English trailer.

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English

trailer

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