half-tracked

• Adjectif désuet ou rare, probablement occasionnel, décrivant quelque chose de partiellement suivi ou incomplet au sens de la localisation/traçabilité, ou bien à moitié monté sur chenilles (dans un contexte militaire) ; peu usité en français moderne.

An obsolete adjective, likely a rare or nonce formation, possibly describing something that is partially tracked or incomplete in a tracking sense; not in standard modern usage.

1. Vehicle designC1formal

   Describing a vehicle that has continuous tracks (like a tank) at the rear and standard wheels at the front for steering.

   semi-chenillé (véhicule)

   • The army used half-tracked vehicles for transporting troops across rough terrain.
   • A half-tracked design combines the mobility of wheels with the traction of tracks.
   • The vintage half-tracked truck was restored for a military parade.

   Synonymeshalf-track