big rig
noun
plural big rigs
US
: a large truck with an attached trailer that is used for hauling freight : semitrailer sense 2
A father and grandfather, Brubaker worked behind the wheel of a big rig for over a decade before transferring to a supervisory role.—
Deirdre Reilly
Deirdre ReillyHe formerly drove a big rig for a freight company.—Jim Kleinpeter
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Officers directed the big rig to a secondary inspection area.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
In early 2025, Amazon Europe announced its largest-ever order of EV big rigs from Mercedes, 200 trucks.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Garrison had also communicated with Red Harris, other members of the Harris family, and numerous other people who had crashed into big rigs.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
That was followed by an April 2025 executive order that, among other things, is intended to increase the number of parking spaces for big rigs.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
In early 2025, Amazon Europe announced its largest-ever order of EV big rigs from Mercedes, 200 trucks.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Garrison had also communicated with Red Harris, other members of the Harris family, and numerous other people who had crashed into big rigs.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
That was followed by an April 2025 executive order that, among other things, is intended to increase the number of parking spaces for big rigs.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Big rig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20rig. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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