half-track

noun

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

Meanings

nounhalf-track (plural half-tracks)

plural half-tracks · alternative halftrack

  1. A vehicle combining both wheels and treads (caterpillar tracks).
adjectivehalf-track (not comparable)

alternative halftrack

  1. not comparableDescribing such a vehicle; half-tracked.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving caterpillar treads on the rear and wheels in front

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian полувери́жна маши́на
  • полувери́жна маши́на (poluverížna mašína)vehicle combining wheels and tracks
Catalan semieruga, semieruga
  • semierugavehicle combining wheels and tracks
  • semierugahalf-tracked
French autochenille
  • autochenillehalf-tracked
German Halbkettenfahrzeug, Halbketten-
  • Halbkettenfahrzeugvehicle combining wheels and tracks
  • Halbketten-half-tracked
Italian semicingolato
  • semicingolatohalf-tracked
Polish pojazd półgąsienicowy, półgąsienicowy
  • pojazd półgąsienicowyvehicle combining wheels and tracks
  • półgąsienicowyhalf-tracked
Russian полугу́сеничный автомоби́ль, полугу́сеничный
  • полугу́сеничный автомоби́ль (polugúseničnyj avtomobílʹ)vehicle combining wheels and tracks
  • полугу́сеничный (polugúseničnyj)half-tracked
Cite this entry
APA

half-track. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-track

MLA

“half-track.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-track. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half-track,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-track.

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