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A tractor-trailer with eighteen wheels, normally with two steerable wheels on the first axle and four wheels on two fixed axles of the tractor and two fixed four-wheel axles on the rear of the trailer.
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eighteen-wheeler — [ā΄tēn΄hwēl′ər, ā΄tēn΄wēl′ər] n. Informal a tractor trailer having eighteen wheels: often 18 wheeler … English World dictionary
eighteen-wheeler — n. a large trailer truck. (There are a total of eighteen wheels on the cab and trailer.) □ An eighteen wheeler almost ran me off the road. □ The eighteen wheelers rule the road at night … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
eighteen-wheeler — noun see 18 wheeler … New Collegiate Dictionary
eighteen wheeler — Trucker slang for A truck with 18 wheels as in If you got it an 18 wheeler brought it … Dictionary of automotive terms
eighteen-wheeler — /ay teen hwee leuhr, wee /, n. a large tractor trailer, usually having ten wheels on the cab and eight on the trailer. * * * … Universalium
eighteen-wheeler — /ay teen hwee leuhr, wee /, n. a large tractor trailer, usually having ten wheels on the cab and eight on the trailer … Useful english dictionary
Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler) — Infobox Single Name = Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler) Artist = Alabama from Album = Roll On A side = Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler) B side = Food On the Table Released = January 6, 1984 Format … Wikipedia
Wheeler Township, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota — Wheeler Township is a township in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 386 at the 2000 census.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.5 square miles (50.6 km²),… … Wikipedia
18-wheeler — or eighteen wheeler noun Date: 1976 a trucking rig consisting of a tractor and a trailer and typically having eighteen wheels … New Collegiate Dictionary
18-wheeler — 18 wheel•eror eighteen wheel•er [[t]ˈeɪ tinˈ(h)wi lər, wi [/t]] n. aum a tractor trailer equipped with eighteen wheels … From formal English to slang
