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| has gloss | eng: A tractor unit, traction unit, road tractor, or prime mover (Australian English), is a heavy-duty commercial vehicle within the large goods vehicle category, usually with a large displacement diesel engine, and several axles. The tractor unit serves as a method of moving trailers (most often semi-trailers). Different trailers can be swapped between tractor units quickly, so the tractor unit does not stand idle whilst the load is unloaded or loaded, unlike a rigid, and is not restricted to one type of goods as trailer types can be swapped e.g. bulk tipper to a box van. The tractor-trailer combination also means that a load can be shared across many axles, yet be more maneuverable than an equivalently sized rigid truck (see trucks). The tractor unit couples to the trailer using some sort of mechanical lock system, usually a fifth wheel coupling. A tractor unit is primarily designated a freight vehicle, and is most common in the heavy goods vehicle (HGV) class of vehicles, although smaller van based tractor units do exist. |
| lexicalization | eng: tractor unit |
| instance of | e/Vehicle |
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| German | |
| has gloss | deu: Eine Zugmaschine ist ein Kraftfahrzeug zum Ziehen von Anhängern, Geräten oder Spezialfahrzeugen für den Transport von Gütern oder Personen. |
| lexicalization | deu: Zugmaschine |
| Estonian | |
| has gloss | est: Veduk on jõuallikaga mootorsõiduk, mis on ette nähtud jõuallikata sõidukite teisaldamiseks (haagised, poolhaagised ja muud iseseisvalt liikumisvõimetud transpordivahendid). Vedukil on diisel-, bensiini- või elektrimootor. Vanasti kasutati ka aurumootorit. |
| lexicalization | est: veduk |
| French | |
| has gloss | fra: Le tracteur routier est une partie de lensemble appelé véhicule articulé. Plusieurs modèles existent à deux ou plusieurs essieux selon lusage et le type de transport de marchandise effectués. Généralement, ils sont limités par un limiteur de vitesse aux normes européennes (90 km/heure partout en Europe sauf aux Pays-Bas où la vitesse est limitée à 80 km/h pour les véhicules de plus de 7,5t). |
| lexicalization | fra: tracteur routier |
| Italian | |
| has gloss | ita: Il trattore stradale è un veicolo adibito esclusivamente al traino di semirimorchi con cui, una volta agganciato, forma particolari complessi veicolari denominati autoarticolati. |
| lexicalization | ita: trattore stradale |
| Swedish | |
| has gloss | swe: En dragbil är ett motorfordon i form av en lastbil, buss eller personbil med kopplingsanordning för att dra någon typ av släpvagn. Vad som normalt uppfattas "en lastbil" består ofta av en dragbil och en släpvagn/trailer som tillfälligt är ihopkopplade till ett ekipage, men där dragbilen lätt kan kopplas loss och används för att transportera en annan trailer. |
| lexicalization | swe: dragbil |
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