TRACTOR TRAILER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tractor trailer" is a kind of...):

motortruck; truck (an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling)

Meronyms (parts of "tractor trailer"):

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 "tractor trailer"):

tandem trailer (trucking rig with two trailers in tandem)