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half-tracked

half-tracked

8.2
A vehicle with tracks at the back and wheels at the front for moving on rough ground
  • adjective
  • /ˈhæfˌtrækt/
  • Specialized
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  • The army deployed several half-tracked vehicles to navigate the muddy terrain.

Examples

  • Engineers designed a new half-tracked machine for improved performance on snow.

  • The old half-tracked transport was restored for the military museum.

  • Look at that half-tracked vehicle!

  • Is that a half-tracked truck I see over there?

  • The army deployed several half-tracked vehicles to navigate the muddy terrain.

  • Engineers designed a new half-tracked machine for improved performance on snow.

  • The old half-tracked transport was restored for the military museum.

Synonyms

half-track
vshalf-tracked
  • Specialized
8.8

Having front wheels and back tracks like a military vehicle

emphasizes better traction and mobility over rough terrain rather than military use

Surface Forms

half-tracked positive

Morphology

half-tracked = half-track (transparent) = half + track + ed

Formed from the compound 'half-track' with the regular adjectival suffix '-ed'; the meaning follows directly from 'half' + 'track' (partially tracked vehicle).

Etymology

Half-tracked combines half ('part') and tracked, from track, meaning the long 'belt' used on a tank. So a half-tracked vehicle is partly on tracks and partly on wheels, which helps it move across rough ground.