semi-trailer

noun — 2 senses

semi-trailer

noun

Etymology From semi- + trailer.

1

A trailer without front axle and with wheels only at the trailing end, designed to be pulled via a pivoting arrangement which also partially supports its weight.

2

Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of semi-trailer truck (“a tractor-trailer or big rig, consisting of a semi-trailer and a semitruck pulling it”).

Related terms
fifth wheel, kingpin

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