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Definition of "semitrailer" []

  • A trailer having a set or several sets of wheels at the rear only, with the forward portion being supported by the truck tractor or towing vehicle. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "semitrailer" in a sentence
  • "That was when a semitrailer truck bounced past the house, as in, in my yard, and headed through the cornfield along the path of the trodden-down stalks."
  • "A maximum of 180 hogs fit into a semitrailer, prompting Mr. Bauman to opine that the thieves made several trips."
  • "Two other truck drivers and the train's engineer watched helplessly as the semitrailer skidded the length of a football field before crashing into the train."