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A “semi,” or semitrailer drawn by a truck tractor, on the highway, United States. A recreational vehicle (RV) on the road in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, U.S. police trucks, New York City
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Also Known As lorry

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A “semi,” or semitrailer drawn by a truck tractor, on the highway, United States.
A recreational vehicle (RV) on the road in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, U.S.
police trucks, New York City
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Arthur William Sidney Herrington
American engineer and manufacturer