tractor trailer

noun

variants or tractor-trailer
US
: a large truck with a long trailer attached to the back of it : semitrailer

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tractor trailer was in 1898

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“Tractor trailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tractor%20trailer. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Last Updated: - Definition revised
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