semitruck

noun

semi·​truck ˈse-ˌmī-ˌtrək 

: semitrailer sense 2

Examples of semitruck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The problem is that Busch Court is a dead-end street with a cul-de-sac that was not designed for large semitrucks to maneuver through. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semitrucks, images showed. — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Raquel Urtasun left her role running Uber’s autonomous driving lab in Toronto to start self-driving semitruck company Waabi five years ago. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

That chase ends with a semitruck pulling a tank of liquid nitrogen overturning and skidding into an active steel mill, spilling liquid nitrogen all over the street. — ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for semitruck

• thunderstruck
• amok
• amuck
• awestruck
• dumbstruck
• potluck
• roebuck
• unstuck
• woodchuck
• chuck
• cluck
• duck