HALF-TRACK


Meaning of HALF-TRACK in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

( -s )

1. : a chain-track drive system serving to propel a vehicle supported in front by a pair of wheels and consisting of an endless metal belt on each side of the vehicle driven by one of two inside sprockets, running on bogie wheels mounted on the frame, and laying down on the ground as it revolves a flexible track of cleated steel or hard-rubber plates

2. : a motor vehicle equipped with half-tracks in the rear and wheels in the front ; specifically : such a vehicle lightly armored for military use

II. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective

also half-tracked ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷

: equipped with half-tracks

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