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ARTICULATED LORRY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does articulated lorry mean?
• ARTICULATED LORRY (noun)
The noun ARTICULATED LORRY has 1 sense:
1. a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
Familiarity information: ARTICULATED LORRY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
articulated lorry; rig; semi; tractor trailer; trailer truck; trucking rig
Hypernyms ("articulated lorry" is a kind of...):
motortruck; truck (an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling)
Meronyms (parts of "articulated lorry"):
semi; semitrailer (a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle)
trailer (a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "articulated lorry"):
tandem trailer (trucking rig with two trailers in tandem)
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