Definition of Half-track

1. Adjective. Having caterpillar treads on the rear and wheels in front. "Half-track armored vehicles"

Exact synonyms: Half-tracked
Similar to: Tracked

Definition of Half-track

1. Noun. A vehicle combining both wheels and treads (caterpillar tracks). ¹

2. Adjective. Describing such a vehicle; half-tracked ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Half-track

half-sister
half-sisters
half-size
half-slip
half-staff
half-standard
half-step
half-steps
half-term
half-tetrad analysis
half-timber
half-timbered
half-timbering
half-time
half-title
half-track (current term)
half-tracked
half-tracker
half-tracks
half-truth
half-truths
half-uncle
half-uncles
half-value layer
half-volley
half-width
half-widths
half-wit
half-wits
half-witted

Literary usage of Half-track

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Military Dictionary (1987)
"One of the two endless belts on which a full-track or half-track vehicle runs. 7. A metal part forming a path for a moving object, eg, the track around the ..."

2. The Six-chord Spiral by John Rittenhouse Stephens (1907)
"Track parabola 8°, } = 2° on tangent half. Track parabola 8°, f = 6° on main curve half. In all spiral running it is important to keep a watch on the total ..."

3. SAS 9.1.3 [sic.] Companion for Z/OS. by SAS Institute, SAS Publishing (2004)
"However, for some DASD controller configurations, half-track blocking performs nearly as well as a 6K block size for random access. half-track blocking ..."

4. Green Light!: Men of the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron Tell Their Story by Martin Wolfe (1989)
"We were forced to run with these cans over to a German half-track with a heavy gun. This half-track would go from one German artillery point to another and ..."

5. Construction and Maintenance of Railway Roadbed and Track by Frederick John Prior (1907)
"4.617° 1^=2.31° on main curve half. Six " 6.926° 2/7=1.98° on tangent half. " 6.926° 5/7=4-95° on main curve half. Track parabola 8° J4=2° on tangent half. ..."

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