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mechanical horse

mechanical horse noun: a three-wheeled tractor unit which was usually coupled to a short semitrailer.

Noun

mechanical horse (plural mechanical horses)

  1. A three-wheeled tractor unit which was usually coupled to a short semitrailer.
    • Three views showing various units of the G.W.R. fleet of mechanical horses engaged in the delivery in London of what are termed officially "galvanised corrugated steel shelters." The G.W.R. effected its deliveries from the Paddington and South Lambeth depots1939 November, Charles E. Lee, “Railways and the War — I”, in Railway Magazine, page 312, photo caption
    • But the horse has left his mark, for his successor is a mechanical horse designed to a large extent to copy the leading characteristics of the live horse; easy attachment to or detachment from its load, a small turning circle, a small appetite for petrol, but giving a much higher acceleration and...1944 November and December, T. F. Cameron, “Motor and Cartage Working”, in Railway Magazine, page 335

Forms of mechanical horse

pluralmechanical horses

Questions about mechanical horse

What does mechanical horse mean?
Mechanical horse means a three-wheeled tractor unit which was usually coupled to a short semitrailer.
What part of speech is mechanical horse?
Mechanical horse is a noun.
What is the plural of mechanical horse?
The plural of mechanical horse is mechanical horses.

Words near mechanical horse in the dictionary

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  10. mechanical keyboard
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