It’s actually “semi-truck and trailer”. If you’ve ever seen a trailerless semi rolling down the highway, you know why it’s called a semi-truck.
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Lynne:
April 2nd, 2014 at 2:46 am
It’s actually “semi-truck and trailer”. If you’ve ever seen a trailerless semi rolling down the highway, you know why it’s called a semi-truck.