semitruck

or sem·i-truck

[ sem-ee-truhk, sem-ahy- ]

noun

1. tractor-trailer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of semitruck¹

First recorded in 1970–75; semi(trailer) + truck ¹

Example Sentences

The cause of the collision between an SUV and a semitruck that left 13 dead in Holtville, California, on Tuesday morning is still a horrific mystery.

From ProPublica

Most notoriously, Hindenburg claimed that Nikola had faked a promotional video that seemed to show one of its hydrogen-powered semitrucks in motion.

From Fortune