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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Northbound Interstate 5 at Lambert Road in southern Sacramento County reopened Tuesday morning, hours after a big rig overturned, said the California Highway Patrol’s South Sacramento office.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 28 Jan. 2025
His government faced another crisis in 2022, when thousands of demonstrators used pickups and big rigs to blockade Ottawa and several border crossings to protest his government and vaccine mandates, which were mostly imposed by the provinces.
—Amanda Coletta The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
The claim: Video shows highway pileup in Fort Worth, Texas, on Jan. 1, 2025
A Jan. 2 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a string of cars and big rigs crashing on a highway.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
The crash left the big rig’s driver and passenger with minor injuries, CHP told KCRA-TV.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 6 May 2024
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Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 28 Jan. 2025
His government faced another crisis in 2022, when thousands of demonstrators used pickups and big rigs to blockade Ottawa and several border crossings to protest his government and vaccine mandates, which were mostly imposed by the provinces.
—Amanda Coletta The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
The claim: Video shows highway pileup in Fort Worth, Texas, on Jan. 1, 2025
A Jan. 2 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a string of cars and big rigs crashing on a highway.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
The crash left the big rig’s driver and passenger with minor injuries, CHP told KCRA-TV.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 6 May 2024
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“Big rig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20rig. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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