tractor unit

English

Etymology

From tractor +‎ unit.

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.

Synonyms

• tractor (sense 2)

Translations

road vehicle

• German: Zugmaschine (de) f, Sattelzugmaschine (de) f, Sattelschlepper (de) m (colloquial)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: trekkvogn m or f

  Nynorsk: trekkvogn f

• Polish: ciągnik (pl) m