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A transport concept consisting of a conventional prime mover truck pulling two, three or four trailers.
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Road Train — im australischen Outback; Kombination aus Sattelaufliegern und vier „Anhängern“ … Deutsch Wikipedia
road train — noun (Aust) A number of linked trailers towed by a truck, for transporting cattle, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑road * * * road train UK US noun [countable] [singular road train plural … Useful english dictionary
Road train — Train routier Train routier avec 1 semi et 3 remorques Un train routier est, comme son nom l indique, un ensemble routier constitué d un véhicule tracteur suivi de véhicules remorqués se déplaçant sur le sol sans l aide de rails. Dans le cas de… … Wikipédia en Français
Road Train — Road Train, ou Road Kill aux États Unis, est un thriller surnaturel écrit par Clive Hopkins et réalisé par Dean Francis en 2010 en Australie, avec Xavier Samuel, Bob Morley, Georgina Haig et Sophie Lowe. Le film est diffusé en avant première au… … Wikipédia en Français
Road train — This article is about connected heavy goods vehicles. For lighter recreational road trains, see Trackless train. For electronic road trains, see Platoon (automobile). For the film, see Road Train (film). Volvo NH15 BP tanker road train A road… … Wikipedia
road train — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms road train : singular road train plural road trains Australian a very long vehicle consisting of a truck pulling several trailers, used for carrying goods … English dictionary
road train — n. 1. A convoy of trucks traveling in close formation. 2. A truck with three or more trailers. (This term is used almost exclusively in Australia and dates back to at least the early 1980s.) Example Citation: • Under the scheme, a transport… … New words
road train — Truck Truck, n. [L. trochus an iron hoop, Gr. ? a wheel, fr. ? to run. See {Trochee}, and cf. {Truckle}, v. i.] 1. A small wheel, as of a vehicle; specifically (Ord.), a small strong wheel, as of wood or iron, for a gun carriage. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
road train — /ˈroʊd treɪn/ (say rohd trayn) noun a group of articulated motor vehicles, used for transportation of livestock, goods, etc., and consisting of a prime mover and one or more trailers: *she runs her triple trailer road trains to Karratha and… …
road-train — /rohd trayn /, n. 1. a convoy of motor vehicles. 2. a fleet of motor vehicles traveling together in line. [1955 60] * * * … Universalium
