artic
UK freight hauler
Artic is an informal British spelling of arctic, used especially for articulated lorries (tractor-trailers): An artic jackknifed on the motorway.
The spelling reflects pronunciation—most speakers drop the first c in arctic anyway.
In casual writing, artic sometimes appears as a clipped form of arctic itself: artic conditions.
semi
Large freight truck
eighteen-wheeler · cab · cabover · haulage · long-haul · roadtrain · freight · cargo · diesel · heavy-duty
polar
Of extreme latitudes
glacier · tundra · permafrost · subzero · blizzard · snowfall · chill · northern · frigid · icy
- word errorseggcorn, malapropism, could of, would of, for all intensive purposes
- truckstruck, pickup truck, dump truck, semi truck, semi-truck
articbicycle
Pedal-powered two-wheeler
motorbike · moped · scooter · compact car · Smart car
articbox truck
Enclosed freight vehicle
van · panel van · transit van · pickup truck · flatbed
- clear articulationDistinct, intelligible speech
- manner of articulationHow airflow shapes speech
- articulated lorryPivoting cab-and-trailer vehicle
- articulated busHinged multi-section transit vehicle
- articulated lorriesJointed heavy goods vehicles
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