tractor trailer

noun \ ˈtrak-tər-ˈtrā-lər \

variants: or tractor-trailer

Updated on: 19 May 2018

Definition of tractor trailer

: a large truck with a long trailer attached to the back of it : semitrailer

Recent Examples of tractor trailer from the Web

Drivers should expect delays Friday morning after a tractor trailer went off the road near eastbound Wilson Boulevard and Fort Myer Drive in Arlington’s Rosslyn neighborhood.

— dana hedgpeth, Washington Post, "Traffic delays in Rosslyn after truck crash," 4 May 2018
The driver of the tractor trailer was properly restrained and submitted to a voluntary breath test, which showed no sign of alcohol, State Police said.

— bob warren, NOLA.com, "Infant killed, driver arrested in I-12 crash on North Shore," 3 May 2018
Property damage, Royalton Road: On April 17, a Royalton Road resident called police after a tractor trailer swerved off the road to avoid a car accident, but in the process damaged their front yard.

— john benson, cleveland.com, "Resident finds 'A' written on car hood: Strongsville Police Blotter," 26 Apr. 2018
Maybe the toughest time was had by the driver of a semi-tractor trailer truck bringing a shipment to Hawkins Brass & Clocks.

— jane ford-stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Easter could be a bust rather than a boom for downtown West Allis stores due to street closure," 28 Mar. 2018
Authorities said Callaway's vehicle struck the tractor trailer.

— carol robinson, AL.com, "Teen girl killed in I-65 crash with 18-wheeler," 23 Feb. 2018
Charter buses, tractor trailers, school buses and other tall vehicles are prohibited from the parkways.

— author: stefanie dazio, rachelle blidner, Anchorage Daily News, "Dozens injured on Long Island as busload of students plows into low overpass," 9 Apr. 2018
According to the Drug Enforcement Agency, the majority of drugs enter the U.S. through legal ports of entry, with traffickers hiding them in passenger cars or tractor trailers.

— kate linthicum, latimes.com, "Trump's angry tweets about Mexico? More fiction than fact," 2 Apr. 2018
State Police Monday afternoon announced funeral services for long-serving Trooper First Class Kevin M. Miller who died when his police car collided with a tractor trailer on I-84 in Tolland Thursday afternoon.

— mikaela porter, courant.com, "Funeral Arrangements For Connecticut State Trooper First Class Kevin M. Miller Announced," 2 Apr. 2018

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