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Truck designed to tow semi-trailers
A tractor unit is a characteristically heavy-duty towing engine that provides motive power for hauling a towed or trailered load. The largest such vehicles
Tractor_unit
Combination of a tractor unit and one or more semi-trailers to carry freight
is the combination of a tractor unit and one or more semi-trailers to carry freight. A semi-trailer attaches to the tractor with a type of hitch called
Semi-trailer_truck
Engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort
tractor Tractor pulling Tractor unit Two-wheel tractor Unimog 70200 DT-20 Martini, Dinah Duffy; Silberberg, Eugene (2006). "The Diffusion of Tractor Technology"
Tractor
Truck that moves semi trailers within a cargo yard
Kalmar Ottawa from the U.S. Distinctions between a terminal tractor and a regular tractor unit include: A single-person cab offset to the side of the engine
Terminal_tractor
Heavy-haulage road vehicle
A ballast tractor is a specially weighted tractor unit of a heavy hauler combination. It is designed to utilize a drawbar to pull or push heavy or exceptionally
Ballast_tractor
Specialized heavy-duty form of tractor unit used to tow artillery pieces
An artillery tractor, also referred to as a gun tractor, is a specialized heavy-duty form of tractor unit used to tow artillery pieces of varying weights
Artillery_tractor
Trailer vehicle without a front axle
States). A large proportion of a semi-trailer's weight is supported by a tractor unit, or a detachable front-axle assembly known as a dolly, or the tail of
Semi-trailer
US logistics vehicle
current U.S. Army vehicle used in this role is an Oshkosh-built M1070 tractor unit in A0 and A1 configurations which is coupled to a DRS Technologies M1000
Heavy Equipment Transport System
Heavy_Equipment_Transport_System
Link between a semi-trailer and the towing truck
coupling provides the link between a semi-trailer and the towing truck, tractor unit, leading trailer or dolly. The coupling consists of a kingpin, a
Fifth-wheel_coupling
Combination of a heavy tractor unit and mating semi-trailer used for transporting tanks
A tank transporter is a combination of a heavy tractor unit or a ballast tractor and a mating full trailer, hydraulic modular trailer or semi-trailer
Tank_transporter
Tractor unit
The Scammell Pioneer was a British 6×4 tractor unit used in World War II as an artillery tractor, recovery vehicle and tank transporter. Designed as a
Scammell_Pioneer
Bus formed out of a bus bodied semi-trailer pulled by a conventional tractor unit
semi-trailer pulled by a tractor unit (in the same way as a semi-trailer truck). The tractor unit may either be a purpose-built unit designed specifically
Trailer_bus
Motor vehicle
rear trailer and moved with decreasing power towards to front tractor unit. The tractor unit was an 8x8 vehicle powered by a 130 horsepower (97 kW) six-cylinder
AEC_Roadtrain
German tractor unit and tank transporter
The SLT 50 is a heavy-duty tractor unit and tank transporter used by the German Army and Polish Army. To replace the first generation tank transporter
SLT_50_Elefant
The SLT 56 is a heavy duty tractor unit and tank transporter currently in use by the German Army. With the deployment of the Leopard 2 MBT a need arose
SLT_56_Franziska
Tractor unit used for line haul missions by the US Army
The M915 is a tractor unit used for line-haul missions by the United States Army. Designed for use on improved roads, it does not have a driven front axle
M915_(truck)
Trailer connection device
A dolly is an unpowered vehicle designed for connection to a tractor unit, truck or prime mover vehicle with strong traction power. There are several types
Dolly_(trailer)
Tank transporter
The Oshkosh M1070 is a U.S. Army tractor unit. Defined as a Heavy Equipment Transporter, it was produced in A0, A1, and M1300 configurations, replacing
Oshkosh_M1070
Compartment in a tractor unit for rest or sleeping
sleeper or sleeper cab is a compartment attached behind the cabin of a tractor unit used for rest or sleeping. In many countries, drivers are subject to
Truck_sleeper
Dump truck Logging truck Garbage truck Log carrier Refrigerator truck Tractor unit Tank truck Vehicles in this category are too large for highway use without
List_of_truck_types
Motor vehicle
popular farm tractor of all time in North America. Over 530,000 units of 8N were sold worldwide; the Fordson Model F had sold over 650,000 units worldwide
Ford_N-series_tractor
40 ton (36,287 kg) 6x6 Tank recovery truck-trailer
tractor unit. Designed by the Fruehauf Trailer Company of Detroit, Michigan, it was heavier than the Diamond T could manage. A companion M26 tractor was
M25_tank_transporter
Electric Class 8 semi-trailer truck
prevent jackknifing. Musk said that the system could eventually allow several units to operate in an autopilot-based convoy, led by a truck with a driver, that
Tesla_Semi
Self-propelled heavy missile systems
transporter erector launcher (TEL) is a missile vehicle with an integrated tractor unit that can transport, elevate to a firing position and launch one or more
Transporter_erector_launcher
Topics referred to by the same term
a truck design of a tractor vehicle pulling semi-trailers Semi-trailer, a trailer with wheels at the rear end only Tractor unit (semi truck engine),
Semi
Indian agricultural machinery manufacturer
00,000 tractors annually. In May 2017, the then Chief Minister of Punjab, Amarinder Singh, inaugurated the integrated tractor manufacturing unit of Sonalika
Sonalika_Tractors
Trailer platform to transport overweight and oversize loads by road
self-powered units of hydraulic modular trailers, which are called Self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs), which are used when the ballast tractors are unable
Hydraulic_modular_trailer
Motor vehicle
two forward control units for 1935: the ABF (5-tonne payload truck), the ZP (a coach), and announced a third, the ABG tractor unit (hauling capacity of
Early 1930s Renault commercial vehicles
Early_1930s_Renault_commercial_vehicles
Soviet military truck
flatbed from the ZIL-131. Produced in 1984. ZIL-157KDV (ЗИЛ-157КДВ) - tractor unit, produced since 1978. Modernized version of ZIL-157KV. ZIL-157KDVE, ZIL-157KDVT
ZIL-157
Motor vehicle
towing various aircraft from their hangars to runways, or vice versa (in tractor-unit version, the KrAZ-255V). Furthermore, it was also used as a platform
KrAZ-255
Vehicle used for carrying logs
integrated flatbeds, some are discrete tractor units, and some are configured to spread a load between the tractor unit and a dollied trailer pulled behind
Logging_truck
Type of tractor unit
The concept of the Mechanical Horse tractor unit with an easily detached articulated trailer was conceived in the early 1930s by Napier & Son. It has one
Scammell_Mechanical_Horse
Heavy duty tractor
The Mighty Antar was a heavy-duty 6×4 tractor unit built by Thornycroft from the late 1940s onwards. For some decades it was the standard tank transporter
Thornycroft_Antar
American light attack aircraft
The Air Tractor L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II (company name AT-802U Sky Warden) is an American fixed-wing single-engine counter-insurgency aircraft, configured
L3Harris_OA-1K_Skyraider_II
British 3-wheeled tractor unit
The Scammell Scarab is a British 3-wheeled tractor unit produced by the truck manufacturer Scammell between 1948 and 1967. These vehicles are often known
Scammell_Scarab
Indian farm equipment manufacturer
manufacture tractors under the Mahindra brand for the Indian market. Mahindra Tractors sells around 85,000 units annually, making it among the largest tractor manufacturers
Mahindra_Tractors
Large transporter for moving oversized loads
heavy hauler typically consists of a Ballast Tractor and a hydraulic modular trailer, or using a 6x4 tractor unit with a lift axle pulling a removable gooseneck
Heavy_hauler
Italian agricultural machinery manufacturer
Super. The first production tractors were powered by a 40 hp semi-diesel engine which was a two stroke single-cylinder unit. The company continued to produce
Landini_(tractor)
Defunct 20th century French automobile manufacturer
units. TI (light tractor) U (light tractor) TP (cargo tractor, 4x4 commercial truck, armoured truck) TH (heavy artillery tractor, commercial tractor/truck)
Latil
Range of modular trucks from Scania
generation, the Scania L-series, also launched. Scania R 500 LA6x2HHA tractor unit with pre-2009 styling in the Netherlands. Scania P 340 LB4x2HHA fire
Scania_PRT-range
Mahindra from the Government of Gujarat in 1999. It the oldest running tractor unit in India. The Mahindra Group has a 60% stake, the remaining 40% being
Mahindra Gujarat Tractors Limited
Mahindra_Gujarat_Tractors_Limited
Towed cargo vehicle
57 ft (12.1 to 17.4 m) long semi-trailers that require a heavy-duty tractor unit as the towing vehicle due to their weight and use of air brakes. Larger
Trailer_(vehicle)
Overview of Indian tractor industry
production of 4-wheel tractors grew slowly. By the late 1980s tractor production was nearly 140,000 units per year, and a prevalence rate of less than 2 per 1
Tractors_in_India
German heavy-duty truck
retail giant Amazon ordered 200 model 600 tractors for UK and Germany operations. Dump truck Tractor unit Semi-trailer and semi-trailer truck Sisu Polar
Mercedes-Benz_Actros
Passenger transportation vehicle
consists of a tractor unit pulling a number of articulated trailers or carriages in the manner of a locomotive-hauled railway train. The tractor unit can be
Trackless_train
German manufacturer
more tractor units by Faun of all frame sizes, from HZ 32.25/40 with a 305-HP-V10 engine to the super-heavy HZ 40.45/45 all-terrain tractor unit with
Tadano_Faun
Interlocking hose coupling fitted to hoses supplying pressurized air for braking
interlocking hose coupling fitted to hoses supplying pressurized air from a tractor unit to air brakes on a semi-trailer, or from a locomotive to railway air
Gladhand_connector
Semi truck
500,000 pounds. Introduced for 1985, the Kenworth T600 is the first semi-tractor to bring an aerodynamically-enhanced design to production, including a
Kenworth_W900
British commercial vehicle manufacturer
Routeman: forward control 8-wheeler Handyman: forward control 4x2 Both the tractor units could be configured up to 50 tons (50.8 Tonnes or 55 short tons), and
Scammell
Motor vehicle
includes a series differential locking system when used on the VW 25.370 tractor unit. The 6x2 variants also have the facility for partial or total lifting
Volkswagen_Constellation
Ford tractor and truck brand
Fordson was a brand name of tractors and trucks. It was used on a range of mass-produced general-purpose tractors manufactured by Henry Ford & Son Inc
Fordson
Type of multi-speed motor vehicle transmission system
required gear ratios manually. The clutch, however, will be a servo-controlled unit, connected to various actuators, a solenoid and sensors which control the
Automated_manual_transmission
Russian military truck
of 10,000 kg fitting different modules. KamAZ-53502: Rear-wheel drive tractor unit for military use. Manufactured since 2007. KamAZ-53503: Flatbed truck
KamAZ-5350
Form of motorsport road racing
of motorsport road racing which involves modified versions of heavy tractor units on road racing or oval track circuits. The sport started in the United
Truck_racing
Motor vehicle
The Cummins Aeos is a concept electric-powered semi-truck tractor unit, an Urban Hauler Tractor, designed by Cummins. The vehicle is named after Aeos, the
Cummins_Aeos
or medium duty, as opposed to a heavy-duty cab-over truck such as a tractor unit. This contrasts with a conventional truck where the engine is mounted
List of low cab forward trucks
List_of_low_cab_forward_trucks
Type of tractor unit
A toter, or toter truck, is a tractor unit specifically designed for the modular and manufactured housing industries. The toter is often confused or mistaken
Toter
Topics referred to by the same term
Tesla Truck may refer to: Tesla Semi, big rig, class-8 semi-trailer-tractor-unit Tesla Cybertruck, pickup truck, light truck grade Search for "tesla truck"
Tesla_Truck
giant Amazon ordered 200 model 600 tractors for UK and Germany operations. Mercedes-Benz began delivering eActros units to 10 customers in September 2018
List_of_electric_truck_makers
Tactical military truck
suspension). In the case of tractor trucks, an additional S (BBS) denotes tractor truck configuration (S = Sattelzugmaschinen/tractor unit). HX trucks are of a
RMMV HX range of tactical trucks
RMMV_HX_range_of_tactical_trucks
Volvo FM12 Schmitz Cargobull Seri Zenith Voltrailer Wielton Dump truck Tractor unit Semi-trailer and semi-trailer truck List of American truck manufacturers
List of dump truck manufacturers
List_of_dump_truck_manufacturers
Tractor manufacturer in Chennai, India
largest tractor manufacturer in the world and the second largest in India by volume. TAFE – Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited, is an Indian tractor manufacturer
Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited
Tractors_and_Farm_Equipment_Limited
Tractor
heavy artillery tractor during the First World War, it also formed the basis of the experimental Tritton trenching machine and its power unit was used in
Foster-Daimler_tractor
Canadian electric vehicle manufacturer
diesel–electric series hybrid technology for semi-truck prime-mover tractor units, full-size solid axle drive trucks, and heavy solid-axle pickup trucks
Edison_Motors
Belarusian agricultural machinery manufacturer
in Minsk, Belarus. Minsk Tractor Works is one of the main tractor factories in the country. It is a part of the Minsk Tractor Works Industrial Association
Minsk_Tractor_Works
Motor vehicle
The Peterbilt 281/351 is a line of tractor units built by Peterbilt between 1954 and 1976. The 281 series had a single drive axle, the 351 two. It was
Peterbilt_281
Trailer capable of running on railway tracks
semi-trailer that could be hauled on roads by a tractor unit and then by way of a fifth wheel coupling, operate in a unit train on railway lines. The RoadRailer
Roadrailer
Toy vehicle brand
the new Bedford TK tractor unit and an articulated trailer with models of circus horses, and in June 1964 the Bedford TK tractor unit was adapted with a
Corgi_Toys
Multi-purpose truck
The Fiat 619 is a multi-purpose truck, tractor for Semi-trailer trucks, manufactured from 1964 to 1980 and part of the Fiat V.I. family of heavy vehicles
Fiat_619
Motor vehicle
of the XF are named XG and XG+. The Canadian Army uses the XF95 Tropco Tractor for their tank transport platform leased from the Dutch Army. DAF XF95
DAF_XF
Motorsport competition form
help. Truck and tractor pulling, also known as power pulling, is a form of a motorsport competition in which antique or modified tractors pull a heavy drag
Tractor_pulling
Motor vehicle
1934–1941. ZIS-8: Bus version based on ZIS-11. Produced 1934–1938. ZIS-10: Tractor-unit version. Produced 1938–1941. ZIS-11: Long wheelbase version (for fire
ZIS-5_(truck)
Agricultural and fire-fighting aircraft
The Air Tractor AT-802 is an American agricultural aircraft that may also be adapted into fire-fighting or armed versions. It first flew in the United
Air_Tractor_AT-802
Type of trucking vehicle
the "bridge". The twin-trailer assembly is hooked up to a tractor unit via the tractor unit's fifth wheel in the customary manner. An advantage of the
Road_train
Heavy-duty truck
America, it was introduced in 1996 as the second generation Volvo Class 8 tractor. For the 2000 model year, the VN was officially renamed VNL. Other models
Volvo_VN
American lawn mower manufacturer
all-gear "tractors" − walk-behind self-propelled units and zero-turn-radius riding mowers, which evolved out of the durable riding tractors that defined
Gravely_Tractor
Czech freight truck series
the obsolete 300 series. The Škoda Xena was only produced in the 4x2 tractor unit high cab. There are but modifications to the flatbed 6x2 and 6x2 tipper
LIAZ_400_series
US Army heavy tactical truck, in service since 1982
only been produced in the fuel servicing truck variant. The M983 is a tractor unit for use with the trailer-mounted MIM-104 Patriot missile system. It can
Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck
Heavy_Expanded_Mobility_Tactical_Truck
Grass cutting device
platforms or attachments that can be mounted on, or behind, a standard tractor unit (a "gang-mower"). Either type may use rotating-blade or cylindrical-blade
Lawn_mower
Lorry and bus manufacturer
outgoing Scammell 8-wheeler Routeman), and Cruiser (basic spec low weight tractor unit). The Roadtrain itself was a max weight model with distance work in mind
Leyland_Motors
Type of drivetrain with 4 out of 6 driven wheels
movement than was possible with springs. One of the best-known heavy tractor units of World War II, the Scammell Pioneer, used this bogie system. To encourage
6×4
Folding of an articulated vehicle
the tractor brakes lock while the trailer brakes are ineffective due to previous overheating. Trolley brakes largely disappeared from tractor units in
Jackknifing
Motor vehicle
vehicle tractor and rigid unit that was manufactured between 1975 and 1984 by Ford Europe in the Netherlands and Britain. A total of 8735 units was produced
Ford_Transcontinental
Powertrain providing power to all its wheels for use primarily on paved surfaces
The 8×8 tractor unit of the HETS (heavy equipment transport system)
All-wheel_drive_vehicle
Practice of carrying truck semi-trailers on railroad freight cars
terminal tractor. Near the destination, the trailers are unloaded at another facility and brought to their final destination by a tractor unit. Modern
Trailer-on-flatcar
Heavy Lift and Oversize transport company in UK
Tonne/Metre. The 205 Tonne capacity is provided by a 8x4 Mercedes 4155 tractor unit complete with an Effer 2055 crane vehicle with 6 boom extensions providing
Collett_&_Sons
Topics referred to by the same term
known as a truck in the US and a "lorry" in the UK The combination of a tractor unit with a semi-trailer, sometimes called a "semi" or "semi-truck" Cargo
Freighter
Line of Class 8 heavy-duty trucks
improvements of the R cab. While the U series was only ever offered as a tractor, the offset cab layout would also be used in the DM series. The DM was
Mack_R_series
Vehicles designed for executing construction tasks
(rototiller, rotovator) Hydraulic machinery Highway Tractor unit Ballast tractor Pushback tractor Railcar mover Highway 10 yard rear dump Highway bottom
Heavy_equipment
Topics referred to by the same term
chain of stores A nickname for the British Rail Class 37 locomotive Tractor unit, a truck with a fifth-wheel instead of a body, used for pulling trailers
Tractor_(disambiguation)
Tractor with only one axle
Two-wheel tractor or walking tractor (French: motoculteur, Russian: мотоблок (motoblok), German: Einachsschlepper) are generic terms understood in the
Two-wheel_tractor
Motor vehicle
letters indicating different uses, such as T (tractor unit), TZ (six axles, all wheel drive tractor unit for government sales), BB and VP (specially-equipped
Latil_H14_and_H16_A1
English industrial vehicle manufacturer
Gloucester. In addition to load carriers, they produced small tug (tractor) units for towing trailer-borne loads on flat surfaces, such as yards, factories
Mercury Truck & Tractor Company
Mercury_Truck_&_Tractor_Company
Italian agricultural machinery manufacturer
across the entire range over the following years. This tractor was powered by a 42 HP two cylinder unit, with 6 forward speeds, one reverse speed and a top
SAME_(tractors)
Heavy-duty truck
HVAC systems remain an option, however, in addition to the Thermo King units seen on the Cascadia Evolution, Freightliner now offers an internally manufactured
Freightliner_Cascadia
meant to be paired with a compatibly designed tractor unit leading to greater fuel efficiency of the tractor-trailer combination. As such, the "teardrop"
Teardrop_trailer_(truck)
Belarusian state-owned automotive manufacturer
tractor unit MAZ-4571 box truck MAZ-6501 flatbed truck with trailer MAZ-5440 semi-trailer truck MAZ-6516 concrete mixer truck MAZ-6430 tractor unit towing
Minsk_Automobile_Plant
Motor vehicle
because of its poor fuel economy. Available as either an articulated tractor unit, or as a rigid, in either wide or narrow day and sleeper cabs, the TM
Bedford_TM
Topics referred to by the same term
Supercomputing observatory Cummins Aeos, the "AEOS", an electric semi-truck tractor unit from Cummins AEO (disambiguation) for the singular of Aeos AOS (disambiguation)
Aeos
Motor vehicle
length restriction laws, truck development originally began on a cabover tractor (similar to a Kenworth K100). In 1980, changes in length regulations allowed
Kenworth_T600
TRACTOR UNIT
TRACTOR UNIT
Boy/Male
Arabic
Orator; Speaker
Boy/Male
British, English
Town Full of Trees
Boy/Male
Biblical
An orator.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.
Surname or Lastname
English (northern)
English (northern) : occupational name from Middle English prok(e)tour ‘steward’ (reduced from Old French procurateour, Latin procurator ‘agent’, from procurare ‘to manage’). The term was used most commonly of an attorney in a spiritual court, but also of other officials such as collectors of taxes and agents licensed to collect alms on behalf of lepers and enclosed orders of monks.John Proctor (d. 1757) was a prominent citizen of Boston, MA, and is buried in the King’s Chapel Burying Ground there.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Great orator
Boy/Male
Welsh
Tracker.
Boy/Male
Latin
Son of Azeus.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly West Midlands)
English (mainly West Midlands) : occupational name for a peddler or hawker, especially one equipped with a horse and cart, Middle English traunter, traventer (Late Latin travetarius, of uncertain origin, possibly derived from Latin transvehere ‘to convey’).
Boy/Male
Tamil
Vakpati | வாகà¯à®ªà®¤à®¿
Great orator
Vakpati | வாகà¯à®ªà®¤à®¿
Boy/Male
Tamil
Orator
Boy/Male
Arabic
Orator; Speaker
Boy/Male
Latin
Manager.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Orator; Preacher
Boy/Male
Welsh
Traitor.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Orator
Surname or Lastname
Irish (Ulster)
Irish (Ulster) : reduced form of McTraynor, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thréinfhir ‘son of Tréinfhear’, a byname meaning ‘champion’, ‘strong man’ (from tréan ‘strong’ + fear ‘man’).English : variant of Trainer.
Boy/Male
British, Christian, English
Wagoner; To Convey
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, from a name for a "peddler, hawker," who drove a wagon, derived from the Middle English word traunter, TRANTER means "to convey."
TRACTOR UNIT
TRACTOR UNIT
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English strong, strang ‘strong’, generally a nickname for a strong man but perhaps sometimes applied ironically to a weakling.French : translation of Trahand, a metonymic occupational name for a silkworker who drew out the thread from the cocoons (see Trahan).Translation of Ashkenazic Jewish Stark.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, Teutonic
Illustrious Pledge; Shining Pledge; Pledge; Bright Promise; Spanish Form of Gilbert Hostage
Boy/Male
Basque Hebrew
Female
Greek
Feminine form of Greek Dionysios, DIONYSIA means "follower of Dionysos."Â
Female
Norse
Variant spelling of Old Norse Signy, SIGNE means "new victory."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Reviver of the faith
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Dutch
English, German, and Dutch : nickname for a lively or agile person, from Middle English quik, Middle High German quick, Middle Dutch quic ‘alive’, ‘lively’, ‘fresh’.English : habitational name for someone who lived at a place called Cowick (notably one in Devon), denoting an outlying dairy farm, from Old English cūwīc, from cū ‘cow’ + wīc ‘outlying settlement’.Cornish : habitational name from Gweek in the parish of Constantine, named from Cornish gwyk, which may have meant either ‘village’ or ‘forest’, or a topographic name from the same word.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a place overgrown with couch grass (Old English cwice).
Girl/Female
Tamil
Hemamalini | ஹேமாமாலீநீ
Having golden garlands
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Indian
TRACTOR UNIT
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TRACTOR UNIT
n.
One who writes tracts; specif., a Tractarian.
n.
One who transacts business for another; an agent; a substitute; especially, a mercantile agent who buys and sells goods and transacts business for others in commission; a commission merchant or consignee. He may be a home factor or a foreign factor. He may buy and sell in his own name, and he is intrusted with the possession and control of the goods; and in these respects he differs from a broker.
n.
A traitor.
v. t.
To remind, as an actor or an orator, of words or topics forgotten.
v. t.
To act as a proctor toward; to manage as an attorney or agent.
n.
That which draws, or is used for drawing.
n.
A chief or transcendent traitor.
v.
Verses of Scripture sung at Mass, instead of the Alleluia, from Septuagesima Sunday till the Saturday befor Easter; -- so called because sung tractim, or without a break, by one voice, instead of by many as in the antiphons.
n.
The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; as, the traction of a muscle.
a.
Like a traitor; treacherous; traitorous.
v. t.
To act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.
n.
A traitor.
n.
A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
n.
A traitor; a cheat.
n.
An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
n.
Two small, pointed rods of metal, formerly used in the treatment called Perkinism.
v.
A region or quantity of land or water, of indefinite extent; an area; as, an unexplored tract of sea.
n.
An officer who is the voice of the university upon all public occasions, who writes, reads, and records all letters of a public nature, presents, with an appropriate address, those persons on whom honorary degrees are to be conferred, and performs other like duties; -- called also public orator.
v.
Continuity or extension of anything; as, the tract of speech.
n.
The chief elective officer of some universities, as in France and Scotland; sometimes, the head of a college; as, the Rector of Exeter College, or of Lincoln College, at Oxford.