amtracn.

Brit.

/ˈamtrak/, U.S.

/ˈæmˌtræk/

Forms: 1900s– amphtrac, 1900s– amphtrack, 1900s– amphtrak, 1900s– amtrac, 1900s– amtrack, 1900s– amtrak.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: amphibious adj., tractor n.

Etymology: < am- (in amphibious adj.) + trac- (in tractor n.).

Originally and chiefly U.S. Military.

An amphibious tracked vehicle used esp. for landing assault troops on a shore.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > military vehicles > [noun] > amphibious, for landing assault troops

amtrac1944

1944 Bee (Danville, Va.) 3 Apr. ii. 7/2 A small American force..moved ashore..in ‘Amtracs’ (amphibious tractors) and boats.

1967 Observer 8 Jan. 1/4 Eight of 10 amtraks which moved into the swamps were bogged down.

2001 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 20 Dec. 51/3 On the amtrac taking him to the landing beach at Peleliu, Sledge was afraid that he would piss in his fatigues.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amtrac
释义	amtracn. Brit. /ˈamtrak/, U.S. /ˈæmˌtræk/ Forms: 1900s– amphtrac, 1900s– amphtrack, 1900s– amphtrak, 1900s– amtrac, 1900s– amtrack, 1900s– amtrak. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: amphibious adj., tractor n. Etymology: < am- (in amphibious adj.) + trac- (in tractor n.). Originally and chiefly U.S. Military. An amphibious tracked vehicle used esp. for landing assault troops on a shore. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > military vehicles > [noun] > amphibious, for landing assault troops amtrac1944 1944 Bee (Danville, Va.) 3 Apr. ii. 7/2 A small American force..moved ashore..in ‘Amtracs’ (amphibious tractors) and boats. 1967 Observer 8 Jan. 1/4 Eight of 10 amtraks which moved into the swamps were bogged down. 2001 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 20 Dec. 51/3 On the amtrac taking him to the landing beach at Peleliu, Sledge was afraid that he would piss in his fatigues. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1944
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