Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semi-trailer

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: semi--trail-er
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English trailer English semi-trailer From semi- + trailer.

Inflected Forms

semi-trailers (plural) semitrailer (alternative)

Phrases

fifth wheel

Frequently Paired Words

fifth wheel kingpin

Synonyms

articulated lorry artic 18-wheeler juggernaut truck and trailer

Questions

What does semi-trailer mean?: 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.
Where does semi-trailer come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English trailer English semi-trailer From semi- + trailer.

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