tractor unit

noun

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.

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Meanings

nountractor unit (plural tractor units)

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.

    Synonyms: tractor

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna large road vehicle, usually consisting of a two or three-axled chassis, and fitted with a cab, engine and drivetrain, used for hauling semitrailers.

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tractor

Origin

From tractor + unit.

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Translations

German Zugmaschine, Sattelzugmaschine
  • Zugmaschineroad vehicle
  • Sattelzugmaschineroad vehicle
  • Sattelschlepperroad vehicle
Hungarian traktor
  • traktorroad vehicle
Norwegian Bokmål trekkvogn
  • trekkvognroad vehicle
Polish traktor, ciągnik
  • traktorroad vehicle
  • ciągnikroad vehicle
Slovak ťahač
  • ťahačroad vehicle
Cite this entry
APA

tractor unit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tractor%20unit

MLA

“tractor unit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tractor%20unit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tractor unit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tractor%20unit.

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