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The prefix "semi-" means "half", and the standard tractor-trailer articulated vehicle is called a "semi" because of the trailers they pull.
A "full" trailer has wheels in the front and back, like a railway car, and connects to the tractor from the front. A "semi-trailer" (or, essentially, "half-trailer") only has wheels in the back, and the front sits over the back wheels of the tractor pulling it.
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What is the name of vehicle that has 18 wheels?
A vehicle with 18 wheels is commonly known as a "semi-truck" or "tractor-trailer."
What is another name for a tractor trailer?
semi truck, or semi tractor trailer, and 18 wheeler.
Where did the term semi come from?
The word semi means half, or part.The tractor and trailer are two parts, hence semi truck and or trailer.
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Who invented the Semi-truck?
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Big truck, semi, 18 wheeler.
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Semi-articulated
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Semi Truck Fire Truck Police Car Ambulance Motorcycle Train Bus
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The air dryer blows out moisture it has collected.
What is the prefix for truck?
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Another name for a tractor-trailer is?
Semi Truck oer 18 Wheeler (Eighteen Wheeler)
What year did tom nelson invent the semi truck?
Tom Nelson invented the semi truck in 1945
