JACK-KNIFE


Meaning of JACK-KNIFE in English

also jackknife

(~s, jack-knifing, ~d)

If a truck that is in two parts ~s, the back part swings around at a sharp angle to the front part in an uncontrolled way as the truck is moving.

His vehicle ~d, and crashed across all three lanes of the opposite carriageway.

VERB: V

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