Ratracn.

Brit.

/ˈratrak/, U.S.

/ˈræˌtræk/

Forms: 1900s– Ratrac, 1900s– Ratrack. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from German. Etymon: German Ratrac.

Etymology: Apparently < German regional (Swiss) Ratrac, brand name (1969 or earlier: see quot. 1969), of unknown origin.Compare:1969 Schweizerisches Patent-, Muster- u. Marken-Blatt: Fabrik- u. Handelsmarken 28 Nov. 654/1 Hinterlegungsdatum : 15. Juli 1969, 18 Uhr Dr. K. Schleuniger & Co., Universitätsstrasse 87, Zürich 6.—Fabrikation und Handel. Raupenfahrzeug. (Int. Kl. 12) RATRAC. For a suggested etymology of the name compare the following:2002 A. Room Encycl. Corporate Names Worldwide 402/1 The vehicle itself is what is known in German as a Raupenfahrzeug, ‘caterpillar tractor’, from Raupe, ‘caterpillar’, and the name presumably blends the first two letters of this with the first part of English ‘tractor’.

A tracked vehicle designed for travelling on snow-covered terrain, used esp. for compacting snow on a ski slope. Cf. snowcat n.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > vehicle for impacting surface of piste

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Ratrac1971

1971 Country Life 14 Oct. 964/2 The pistes themselves are maintained in safe condition with Ratrac machines.

1977 M. Baud-Bovy & F. Lawson Tourism & Recreation Handbk. (2002) v. 81/2 Compacting snow when it is falling (with snow cats and ratracks).

1988 Daily Tel. 29 Oct. (Weekend Suppl.) p. iii/6 A half-day off-piste run across glaciers to La Grave, which starts with a Ratrac ride at 3,500 metres.

1994 Observer (Nexis) 2 Oct. 13 Killer bumps that survive only in places too steep for the Ratrac to roam.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ratrac
释义	Ratracn. Brit. /ˈratrak/, U.S. /ˈræˌtræk/ Forms: 1900s– Ratrac, 1900s– Ratrack. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from German. Etymon: German Ratrac. Etymology: Apparently < German regional (Swiss) Ratrac, brand name (1969 or earlier: see quot. 1969), of unknown origin.Compare:1969 Schweizerisches Patent-, Muster- u. Marken-Blatt: Fabrik- u. Handelsmarken 28 Nov. 654/1 Hinterlegungsdatum : 15. Juli 1969, 18 Uhr Dr. K. Schleuniger & Co., Universitätsstrasse 87, Zürich 6.—Fabrikation und Handel. Raupenfahrzeug. (Int. Kl. 12) RATRAC. For a suggested etymology of the name compare the following:2002 A. Room Encycl. Corporate Names Worldwide 402/1 The vehicle itself is what is known in German as a Raupenfahrzeug, ‘caterpillar tractor’, from Raupe, ‘caterpillar’, and the name presumably blends the first two letters of this with the first part of English ‘tractor’. A tracked vehicle designed for travelling on snow-covered terrain, used esp. for compacting snow on a ski slope. Cf. snowcat n.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > vehicle for impacting surface of piste groomer1966 Ratrac1971 1971 Country Life 14 Oct. 964/2 The pistes themselves are maintained in safe condition with Ratrac machines. 1977 M. Baud-Bovy & F. Lawson Tourism & Recreation Handbk. (2002) v. 81/2 Compacting snow when it is falling (with snow cats and ratracks). 1988 Daily Tel. 29 Oct. (Weekend Suppl.) p. iii/6 A half-day off-piste run across glaciers to La Grave, which starts with a Ratrac ride at 3,500 metres. 1994 Observer (Nexis) 2 Oct. 13 Killer bumps that survive only in places too steep for the Ratrac to roam. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1971
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