semi-trailern.

Etymology: semi- prefix 2c(a).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: semi-ˈtrailer.

A road trailer that has a wheel system at the rear only and is coupled to a suitable tractor to form an articulated lorry. Frequently transferred, an articulated lorry made up in this way.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor lorry, truck, or van > [noun] > truck or lorry > articulated lorry > trailer or types of trailer

pole trailer1919

semi-trailer1919

pantech1942

Queen Mary1942

semi1942

tautliner1970

Ohio spread1971

spread1971

tri-axle1971

semi-truck1975

1919 Engineering 28 Nov. 718/2 With the semi-trailer the tractor partly carries and partly hauls the load, the front end of the two-wheeled vehicle being carried on a platform directly over the rear or driving wheels.

1926 Encycl. Brit. II. 987/2 This semi-trailer was a two-wheeled construction, the forward end of which was supported on the tractor frame by means of a swivelling fifth wheel. This end of the semi-trailer could be supported by means of jacks.

1949 Automobile & Carriage Builders' Jrnl. 103 iii. 38/1 Probably the world's most curvaceous semi-trailer.

1956 ‘N. Shute’ Beyond Black Stump 44 The diesel semi-trailer..ground to a standstill in a swirl of red dust.

1962 Coast to Coast 1961–2 141 A loaded semi-trailer stood beside the kerb in front of the hotel..and Keppler started towards it, hoping for a lift.

1978 O. White Silent Reach xv. 154 His car collided with a semi-trailer.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	semi-trailer
释义	semi-trailern. Etymology: semi- prefix 2c(a).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: semi-ˈtrailer. A road trailer that has a wheel system at the rear only and is coupled to a suitable tractor to form an articulated lorry. Frequently transferred, an articulated lorry made up in this way. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor lorry, truck, or van > [noun] > truck or lorry > articulated lorry > trailer or types of trailer pole trailer1919 semi-trailer1919 pantech1942 Queen Mary1942 semi1942 tautliner1970 Ohio spread1971 spread1971 tri-axle1971 semi-truck1975 1919 Engineering 28 Nov. 718/2 With the semi-trailer the tractor partly carries and partly hauls the load, the front end of the two-wheeled vehicle being carried on a platform directly over the rear or driving wheels. 1926 Encycl. Brit. II. 987/2 This semi-trailer was a two-wheeled construction, the forward end of which was supported on the tractor frame by means of a swivelling fifth wheel. This end of the semi-trailer could be supported by means of jacks. 1949 Automobile & Carriage Builders' Jrnl. 103 iii. 38/1 Probably the world's most curvaceous semi-trailer. 1956 ‘N. Shute’ Beyond Black Stump 44 The diesel semi-trailer..ground to a standstill in a swirl of red dust. 1962 Coast to Coast 1961–2 141 A loaded semi-trailer stood beside the kerb in front of the hotel..and Keppler started towards it, hoping for a lift. 1978 O. White Silent Reach xv. 154 His car collided with a semi-trailer. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1919
随便看	metaphases metaphenomenal metaphery metaphilosophical metaphilosophy metaphloem metaphone metaphonic metaphonical metaphonies metaphonized metaphony metaphor metaphor-making metaphor-monger metaphorally metaphoric metaphorical metaphorically metaphoricalness metaphorician metaphoricity metaphorist metaphorists metaphorization