big rig
noun
plural big rigs
US
: a large truck with an attached trailer that is used for hauling freight : semitrailer sense 2
A father and grandfather, Brubaker worked behind the wheel of a big rig for over a decade before transferring to a supervisory role.—
Deirdre Reilly
Deirdre ReillyHe formerly drove a big rig for a freight company.—Jim Kleinpeter
Jim KleinpeterExamples of big rig in a Sentence
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Under California mandate, by 2035, 100% of most two-axle trucks must be zero-emission; by 2039, big rigs with day cabs; by 2042, big rigs with sleeper cabs.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
The van was on its side, and the front of the semi was mangled as the big rig and its load lay in a ditch by the highway, partially on its side.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2024
Callers reported the 53-foot-long big rig went off the right side of the freeway and down the hill.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
Other vehicles stuck behind them had to wait for specialty tow trucks to come in and haul the big rigs out of the way to allow traffic to flow.
—CBS News, 16 Mar. 2024
Drivers stuck behind them had to wait for specialty tow trucks to come in and haul the big rigs out of the way to allow traffic to flow, said Sgt.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2024
The online warning was accompanied by a photo of a big rig without chains stuck in whiteout conditions on a local road.
—Sacramento Bee, 3 Mar. 2024
Linder said travel along I-80 is expected to re-open later this afternoon for big rigs and semi-trucks.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2024
Bezos had periodically asked executives to ponder far-off hurdles that might slow the company down, an exercise that led Amazon to spend billions on warehouse robots and fleets of aircraft, big rigs and delivery trucks.
—Matt Day, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
The van was on its side, and the front of the semi was mangled as the big rig and its load lay in a ditch by the highway, partially on its side.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2024
Callers reported the 53-foot-long big rig went off the right side of the freeway and down the hill.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
Other vehicles stuck behind them had to wait for specialty tow trucks to come in and haul the big rigs out of the way to allow traffic to flow.
—CBS News, 16 Mar. 2024
Drivers stuck behind them had to wait for specialty tow trucks to come in and haul the big rigs out of the way to allow traffic to flow, said Sgt.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2024
The online warning was accompanied by a photo of a big rig without chains stuck in whiteout conditions on a local road.
—Sacramento Bee, 3 Mar. 2024
Linder said travel along I-80 is expected to re-open later this afternoon for big rigs and semi-trucks.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2024
Bezos had periodically asked executives to ponder far-off hurdles that might slow the company down, an exercise that led Amazon to spend billions on warehouse robots and fleets of aircraft, big rigs and delivery trucks.
—Matt Day, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
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“Big rig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20rig. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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