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fifth wheel

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fifth wheel [¦fifth ¦wēl]
(mechanical engineering)
A coupling device in the form of two horizontal disks that rotate on each other positioned between a tractor and a semitrailer so that they can change direction independently.


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1) The Fifth Wheel Bluegrass Band performs as part of a free folk music and bluegrass festival during the Encino Chamber of Commerce's 19th annual Taste of Encino street fair on Sunday.
In an effort to bring knowledge, training and awareness about workplace health and safety to their clients, Sudbury entrepreneurs Denis Desroches and Marc Ranger have fully refurbished the fifth wheel to suit their educational needs.
But did we want a regular trailer or a fifth wheel, in which the trailer's front end pivots on a massive fitting bolted into the truck bed?
 
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