eighteen-wheeler

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In the world of electric vehicles, an eighteen-wheeler is like a swimming pool — and the connections available at today’s highway stops are akin to garden hoses.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2022

Cars slid through intersections in San Antonio, where Interstate 10 was closed, prompting the authorities to redirect eighteen-wheeler trucks along surface streets.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2021

“A power line was hanging across the road and an eighteen-wheeler truck ran into it and got hung up in it and the Benton officer got there to help him,” Whittington said.

From Fox News • Jan. 11, 2020

“She’s as long as an eighteen-wheeler, with a heart as big as a car—and a tongue that weighs as much as an elephant.”

From The New Yorker • May 24, 2019

An eighteen-wheeler drives past, and that seems to be the only vehicle in either direction.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas