articulated lorry

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articulated lorry

The articulated lorry delivers goods to the supermarket warehouse.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A large road vehicle for transporting goods, consisting of two main parts connected by a pivoted joint: An articulated lorry is a truck where the cab (the tractor unit) and the cargo area (the trailer) are separate sections joined by a flexible coupling. This design allows for greater maneuverability, especially when turning.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The long articulated lorry struggled to navigate the narrow village streets.
    • He drives an articulated lorry across the country, delivering industrial parts.
Advanced Usage
  • The term is primarily used in British English. In American English, the equivalent term is "semi-trailer truck," "tractor-trailer," or simply "semi."
  • It is often informally shortened to "artic" in British English.
    • There was a hold-up on the motorway after an artic broke down in the fast lane.
Variants and Related Words
  • Tractor-trailer (n): The American English term for an articulated lorry.
  • Semi-trailer truck (n): Another common American English term.
  • Lorry (n): The British English term for a truck; a non-articulated goods vehicle.
  • Trailer (n): The detachable cargo-carrying section of an articulated lorry.
Synonyms
  • Tractor-trailer
  • Semi-trailer truck
  • Semi (informal, chiefly US)
  • Big rig (informal, chiefly US)
  • Artic (informal, chiefly UK)
Related Phrases
  • Articulated vehicle: A broader term for any vehicle made in two or more sections connected by a pivoted joint, which can include buses and trams, not just lorries.
articulated lorry

The articulated lorry delivers goods to the supermarket warehouse.

Noun
  1. a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together

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