ARTICULATED LORRY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("articulated lorry" is a kind of...):

motortruck; truck (an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling)

Meronyms (parts of "articulated lorry"):

semi; semitrailer (a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle)

trailer (a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "articulated lorry"):

tandem trailer (trucking rig with two trailers in tandem)