jack-knife

Noun

1. A compact folding knife.
2. The front-dive pike, in which the body folds and unfolds.
3. (colloquial) A semi-trailer truck accident in which the vehicle mimics the closing of a jack-knife.
4. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of jackknife.

Verb

1. To fold in the middle, as a jackknife does.
2. (colloquial) To cause a semi-trailer truck to fold like a jackknife in a traffic accident.

Synonyms

jackknife

pocketknife

Translations

Klappmesser

Taschenmesser

zakmes

scyzoryk

σουγιάς

navaja

🪒

canif

couteau pliant

coltello a scatto