tractor-trailer

[trak-ter-trey-ler] /ˈtræk tərˈtreɪ lər/
noun
1.
a combination trucking unit consisting of a tractor hooked up to a full trailer or a semitrailer.
Also called semitrailer, semitruck.
Compare rig1 (def 10).
Examples from the web for tractor-trailer
  • It also takes more effort to learn to drive a tractor-trailer than it does a car.
  • One tractor-trailer was burned down to its skeleton, charred pages of books and magazines in its cargo area.
  • Aerodynamic technologies minimize drag and improve air flow over the entire tractor-trailer vehicle.