Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tractor-trailer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: trac-tor--trail-er
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large truck consisting of an engine and cab section (the tractor) and a cargo-carrying semi-trailer or trailer.

American usage

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

tractor-trailers (plural) tractor trailer (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

road train

Synonyms

articulated lorry artic truck and trailer semi-truck semi truck juggernaut semi-trailer truck semi eighteen-wheeler 18-wheeler big rig rig

Questions

What does tractor-trailer mean?: A large truck consisting of an engine and cab section (the tractor) and a cargo-carrying semi-trailer or trailer.

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