"tractor unit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tractor units [plural]
Etymology: tractor + unit Etymology templates: {{com|en|tractor|unit}} tractor + unit Head templates: {{en-noun}} tractor unit (plural tractor units)
  1. a large road vehicle, usually consisting of a two or three-axled chassis, and fitted with a cab, engine and drivetrain, used for hauling semitrailers. Wikipedia link: tractor unit Categories (topical): Road transport, Vehicles Synonyms: tractor (english: sense 2) Translations (road vehicle): Zugmaschine [feminine] (German), Sattelzugmaschine [feminine] (German), Sattelschlepper [colloquial, masculine] (German), trekkvogn [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), trekkvogn [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ciągnik [masculine] (Polish)

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