big rig
Eighteen-wheeled vehicle
A big rig is a large truck, specifically a tractor-trailer combination used for hauling freight over long distances.
The term evokes the scale and power of eighteen-wheelers on highways: A big rig jackknifed on the interstate.
Truckers and CB radio culture popularized the term.
Large freight truck
- tractor-trailerCab-and-trailer cargo vehicle
- eighteen-wheelerLarge cargo transport vehicle
- freightlinerHeavy-duty cargo truck
- KenworthTruck manufacturing company
Peterbilt · Volvo · cabover · articulated · lorry · road train · HGV · reefer
Between political regions
- freewayHighway without tolls
- truck stopRoadside facility for haulers
- weigh stationFacility measuring truck loads
- rest areaHighway stopping facility
mile marker · diesel pump · CB radio · convoy · logbook · mileage · cross-country · overnight
Extremely large and heavy
- hulkingMassive and unwieldy
- immenseExtremely large in scope
- toweringOf imposing height
- behemothCreature of immense size
heavyweight · oversized · wide load · escort vehicle · pilot car · clearance · length · wheelbase
Goods being transported
- cargoTransported goods
- shipmentGoods being transported
- loadCarried weight or burden
- goodsThings for sale
merchandise · delivery · pallet · bulk · commodity · logistics · distribution · warehousing
semi
Large freight truck
- tractor-trailerCab-and-trailer cargo vehicle
- eighteen-wheelerLarge cargo transport vehicle
- freightlinerHeavy-duty cargo truck
Kenworth · Peterbilt · Volvo · cabover · articulated · lorry · road train · HGV · reefer · flatbed
interstate
Between political regions
- freewayHighway without tolls
- truck stopRoadside facility for haulers
- weigh stationFacility measuring truck loads
rest area · mile marker · diesel pump · CB radio · convoy · logbook · mileage · cross-country · overnight · asphalt
massive
Extremely large and heavy
behemoth · heavyweight · oversized · wide load · escort vehicle · pilot car · clearance · length · wheelbase · gross weight
freight
Goods being transported
goods · merchandise · delivery · pallet · bulk · commodity · logistics · distribution · warehousing · container
- freight transportfreight train, freight car, cargo ship, container, cargo plane
- truckingsemi, 18-wheeler, trucks, truckers, semi-truck
- commercial vehiclesdelivery truck, delivery van, cargo van, box truck, semi truck
- diesel vehiclessemi truck, eighteen-wheeler, diesel bus, diesel locomotive, freight train
- haulinghaul, haulage, tow, lug, heave
- heavy vehiclessemi truck, semi-truck, eighteen-wheeler, 18-wheeler, dump truck
big rigcompact car
Small fuel-efficient automobile
subcompact · smart car · motorcycle · moped · scooter
big, rig, bigger, biggest, bigly, rigged, rigging, bigness, bigs