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
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Big trucks designed for no driver at all Aurora Innovation is working on taking the driver out of the big rig entirely.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 24 Nov. 2025
The California Highway Patrol said a big rig crash on Interstate 80 near the state line left one person dead on Sunday.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
Yuba City big rig driver Jashanpreet Singh, 21, remains held in San Bernardino County in connection with a deadly October collision on Interstate 10 in Ontario that killed three people and injured at least four others.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2025
The driver of the big rig got out of the truck on his own and was not injured.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
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Camila Domonoske, NPR, 24 Nov. 2025
The California Highway Patrol said a big rig crash on Interstate 80 near the state line left one person dead on Sunday.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
Yuba City big rig driver Jashanpreet Singh, 21, remains held in San Bernardino County in connection with a deadly October collision on Interstate 10 in Ontario that killed three people and injured at least four others.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2025
The driver of the big rig got out of the truck on his own and was not injured.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for big rig
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“Big rig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20rig. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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