tractor trailer
noun
\ ˈtrak-tər-ˈtrā-lər
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variants:
or tractor-trailer
Definition of tractor trailer
US
: a large truck with a long trailer attached to the back of it : semitrailer
Examples of tractor trailer in a Sentence
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Original story posted at 10:08 a.m. About 6,000 customers in Alexandria were without power Monday morning after a tractor trailer crashed on the Beltway, striking a power pole, according to Dominion Energy. — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, "More than 4,000 without power in Alexandria," 12 Aug. 2019 Prude was riding on the sidewalk and had entered the crosswalk next to the U.S. Post Office when the tractor trailer turned right onto Third Avenue, striking Prude. — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al.com, "56-year-old man ID’d as bicyclist killed in crash with 18-wheeler at downtown intersection," 16 July 2019 Deputy Thomas Gilliland said the tractor trailer could not be removed from the road. — Natalie Weber, Houston Chronicle, "Maritime barge, divers, to remove tractor trailer that crashed into San Jacinto River," 28 June 2019 The accident occurred when the driver of the tractor trailer attempted to enter a parking lot. — Ruth Bruno, courant.com, "Tractor Trailer Strikes Pole; Suffield Road Temporarily Closed," 23 May 2018 The changes are designed to accommodate a 53-foot semi-tractor trailer. — oregonlive.com, "Portland metro Monday traffic: Road work at NW 23rd and Vaughn slows daytime traffic," 15 July 2019 The drivers and passengers of two other tractor trailers involved in the wreck were not injured. — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, "State police release details of fiery, double-fatal crash on I-84 that closed highway for 13 hours," 4 June 2019 Sunday’s crash occurred three days after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a tractor trailer at Eddy and Mason streets, just two blocks south of Sunday’s fatal crash. — Ashley Mcbride, SFChronicle.com, "Tesla driver arrested in fatal Tenderloin crash identified as 21-year-old Vallejo woman," 22 July 2019 The additional Fourth of July fireworks display on the Mall will be launched from flatbed tractor trailers parked on a mile-long stretch behind the Lincoln Memorial, officials from Phantom Fireworks said. — cleveland.com, "4th of July: Fireworks companies go bigger for D.C. celebration," 26 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tractor trailer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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