English Dictionary

road train

名詞

オーストラリア英語 カナダ英語 アメリカ英語

(US, Australia, Canada) A transport concept consisting of a conventional prime mover truck pulling two or more trailers.

日本語の意味

一般的な牽引車（プライムムーバー）が、二台以上のトレーラーを連結して構成される輸送車両の概念

On the remote outback highway, the road train thundered past, its prime mover hauling three long trailers.

人里離れたアウトバックの幹線道路で、3台の長いトレーラーを牽引するトラックが轟音を立てながら通り過ぎた。

意味（1）

(US, Australia, Canada) A transport concept consisting of a conventional prime mover truck pulling two or more trailers.

Road trains are big rigs made of tractors that pull more than one trailer. […] They are driven in remote areas of Canada, the United States, and Australia. Australia is home to the largest road trains in the world. […] It is common for Australian road trains to have up to six trailers attached to a single tractor, with each trailer holding up to 140 tons (127 tonnes) of freight.

road trains （ plural ）