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1. semi? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 20:14:00 -0400; I first heard the term " semi" meaning "tractor-trailer truck" when I was in high school. I questioned where the term came from and was told it was an abbreviation for semitrailer. My Webster's dicti; /html/triumphs/2003-08/msg00372.html (6,796 bytes)
2. Re: semi? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 21:31:38 -0400; And for what it's worth, as a slang term rather than a formal abbreviation, it is usually pronounced SEM-eye, not SEM-ee. -- Jim Muller jimmuller@pop.rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+; /html/triumphs/2003-08/msg00374.html (6,523 bytes)
3. Re: semi? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 20:38:23 -0500; 18-wheeler big rig articulated lorry tractor-trailer or, simply: truck, in which case the non-articulated type must be called a "straight truck". Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1970; /html/triumphs/2003-08/msg00375.html (6,683 bytes)

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