| 单词 | hathi tractor |
| 释义 | > as lemmasHathi tractor 2. With capital initial. In full Hathi tractor. A large powerful tractor developed by the British army in the 1920s for use as a military vehicle. Now historical.The Hathi tractor was soon largely replaced by powerful lorries which were easier to maintain, though it remained in service in Australia until 1945. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > military vehicles > [noun] > armed or armoured > armoured tractor hathi1924 dragon1926 1924 Illustr. London News 18 Oct. 22 (caption) A Hathi tractor hauling a 9-ton trailer and a 6-inch howitzer through soft sand. 1926 Glasgow Herald 27 Aug. 11 There was the Hathi tractor, constructed in the first place largely from German spare parts, captured during the war. The Hathi—its title is the Indian word for elephant—had besides the strength of the elephant qualities which that intelligent animal does not possess. 2012 J. B. Thackray AEC Story viii. 87 In November 1929, comparative tests were made between three six-wheel-drive tractors, the Hathi, the Scammell and the R.6.T. < as lemmas |
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