truck-tractor

truck-trac·tor

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Definitions of truck-tractor word

noun truck-tractor a powerful motor-driven vehicle with large, heavy treads, used for pulling farm machinery, other vehicles, etc. 1
noun truck-tractor Also called truck tractor. a short truck with a driver's cab but no body, designed for hauling a trailer or semitrailer. 1
noun truck-tractor something used for drawing or pulling. 1
noun truck-tractor Aeronautics. a propeller mounted at the front of an airplane, thus exerting a pull. Also called tractor airplane. an airplane with a propeller so mounted. 1

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

1855-60; < Latin trac-, variant stem of trahere to draw, pull + -tor -tor

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