semitruck

noun

semi·​truck ˈse-ˌmī-ˌtrək How to pronounce semitruck (audio)

Examples of semitruck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Eastbound Interstate 94 is closed at Michigan Avenue in Dearborn after a crash and fire involving four semitrucks occurred around 2:30 p.m. on Monday. Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2024 Still, anecdotes abound of the insects latching onto cars, trains, and semitrucks. Byhannah Richter, science.org, 9 July 2024 But auto-peds happened there all the time, especially with border crossers who wandered out of the brush disoriented and into the path of a speeding semitruck. Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024 A day earlier on June 29, Campbell was walking on I-71 for an unknown reason when the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office said she was hit by a semitruck around 2:15 a.m. The Enquirer, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for semitruck 

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Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of semitruck was in 1969

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“Semitruck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semitruck. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.

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