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PRONUNCIATION OF HALF-TRACK

half-track play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALF-TRACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Half-Track is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HALF-TRACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

half-track

Half-track

A half-track is a civilian or military vehicle with regular wheels at the front for steering and continuous tracks at the back to propel the vehicle and carry most of the load. The purpose of this combination is to produce a vehicle with the cross-country capabilities of a tank and the handling of a wheeled vehicle.

Definition of half-track in the English dictionary

The definition of half-track in the dictionary is a vehicle with caterpillar tracks on the wheels that supply motive power only.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALF-TRACK

half-slip
half-smile
half-sole
half-staff
half-starved
half-step
half-tide
half-timber
half-timbered
half-timbering
half-time
half-title
half-tracked
half-true
half-truth
half-understood
half-used
half-volley
half-year
half-yearly

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALF-TRACK

backing track
backtrack
crack
cycle track
dirt track
fast track
fast-track
go-kart track
inside track
multitrack
off the beaten track
one-track
racetrack
single track
single-track
singletrack
soundtrack
the right track
the wrong track
title track
track

Synonyms and antonyms of half-track in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «half-track» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALF-TRACK

Find out the translation of half-track to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of half-track from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «half-track» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

半履带
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

semioruga
570 millions of speakers

English

half-track
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधा ट्रैक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نصف المسار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полугусеничный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

meia pista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্ধ ট্র্যাক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

half-track
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Separuh trek
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Halbkettenfahrzeug
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハーフトラック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하프 트랙
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Setengah trek
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nửa theo dõi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரை பாதையில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्ध्या ट्रॅक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yarım iz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mezzo cingolato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Half-Track
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

напівгусеничний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jumătate - track
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μισό κομμάτι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

half -track
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halv -track
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halv -track
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of half-track

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-TRACK»

The term «half-track» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.932 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-TRACK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «half-track» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «half-track» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about half-track

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALF-TRACK»

Discover the use of half-track in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to half-track and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Half-Track: A History of American Semi-Tracked Vehicles
A complete history of American semi-track vehicles for both military and rural uses.
R.P. Hunnicutt, 2010
2
SdKfz 251 Half-Track 1939-45
This book covers the genesis and development of the SdKfz 251, and details the numerous modifications and variations that sprang from combat experience.
Bruce Culver, 2012
3
M3 Infantry Half-Track 1940-73
Half-Track Car States, half-tracks can be traced back to the Holt Tractor Company in 1914 which began experiments with the substitution of a tracked assembly on trucks in lieu of the usual wheeled rear axle on commercial vehicles. The main ...
Steven Zaloga, 2013
4
Multi-Track Recording for Musicians
It's called 'half-track' because each track of recording takes up half the tape's width. In fact, the half-track's evolutionary precursor was dual-track monaural, first introduced in 1949. Unlike half-track, where two tracks are recorded by a single ...
Hurtig, Brent
5
Multibody Systems Approach to Vehicle Dynamics
This will assist users of MBS programs who need to develop their own calculations without access to the automated outputs in a program such as ADAMS/Car. 4.5.3 Bump movement, wheel recession and half track change As stated earlier it ...
Michael Blundell, Damian Harty, 2004
6
The Asia-Pacific Security Lexicon
Track one-and-a-half (or one-and-a-half track) is a term coined by Paul Dibb, head of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC) at the Australian National University in Canberra. Track one-and-a- half was originally used in the context ...
David H. Capie, Paul M. Evans, 2002
7
The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II
The early M2 was supplemented by the later Half-Track Personnel Carrier M3 which could also be used as a communications vehicle, an artillery tow vehicle, and as an armoured ambulance. The even later Half-Track Personnel Carrier M5  ...
Chris Bishop, 2002
8
US Armored Divisions: The European Theater of Operations, ...
An M3 half-track nicknamed "Copenhagen" of Co. C, 46th Armored 1nfantry Battalion, 5th Armored Division, passes a burning barn during the fighting for Wittenmore, Germany, on April 1 2, 1945. Like most armored infantry vehicles in combat ...
Steven J. Zaloga, 2004
9
American Tanks & AFVs of World War II
The U.S. armored divisions that took part in the fighting in North Africa had a table of organization and equipment (TO&E) referred to as “heavy” that called for 163 of the half-track car M2/M2A1, and 441 of the half-track personnel carrier ...
Mike Green, 2014
10
World War II Infantry Tactics (2): Company and Battalion
The squad was ordered to remain with its half-track as long as possible, fighting from the moving vehicle with the driver running down any enemy in their path. The half-track could also operate 'fire and movement', dashing from cover to cover ...
Stephen Bull, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALF-TRACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term half-track is used in the context of the following news items.
1
2015 NHRA: John Force Makes Best Of Short Day In Joliet …
Force's Traxxas Funny Car left the starting line and was obviously laboring before it lost traction at about half-track. The Traxxas crew ... «PaddockTalk, Jul 15»
2
Couple recreates Far North Queensland history by driving Austin …
Together, they've retraced the Peking to Paris motor race of 1907 and crossed the Sahara Desert in a 1922 Citroën Kegresse half-track, ... «The Cairns Post, Jul 15»
3
Goodbye to a generous soul
He served on a half-track, a vehicle that combines capabilities of a tank and truck, helping to operate an antiaircraft gun. The loud firing of the ... «Forest Lake Times, Jul 15»
4
2015 NHRA: Courtney Force Runner-Up In Norwalk
Force left on Beckman but smoked the tires at half-track as Beckman took the win light, 4.063 to 4.657. "The Traxxas Chevrolet carried the ... «PaddockTalk, Jul 15»
5
Beckman Scores Title Win for Mopar at Norwalk NHRA Nationals; A …
Beckman initially trailed until half-track then took advantage of his opponent's loss of traction to speed by and turn on the win light for his 18th ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
6
Pedregon looks for first title at Route 66
Now, at half-track, I'm doing 276 at 660 feet. It's good for the sport as long as the cars race side by side.” Getting an edge at that speed, and in ... «The Herald-News, Jul 15»
7
NHRA: Veterans have their day in the sun as Doug Kalitta, Jack …
“So when you're motoring along at 260 mph at half-track, you're thinking you're about the fastest thing on the planet at that point. And when you ... «Chronicle-Telegram, Jul 15»
8
Polk's Patriots: Museum's WWII Exhibit Honors Area Vets …
David Groves, 90, said he was able to save some of the things he found inside the half-track armored vehicle he protected. "Regular infantry ... «The Ledger, Jul 15»
9
Proud to be American
As he lay on the Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, during the D-Day invasion, next to a half-track tank that had blown up, he could see his ... «Beatrice Daily Sun, Jul 15»
10
2015 NHRA: Two-Time NHRA Funny Car World Champion Tony …
Pedregon's Camry has performed well at the starting line but has repeatedly come across difficulty at half-track. It's happened multiple times ... «PaddockTalk, Jul 15»

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