prime mover
Meaning
- The initial agent that is the cause of all things.
- A machine, such as a water wheel or steam engine, that receives and modifies energy as supplied by some natural source or fuel and transforms it into mechanical work
- The front part of a semi-trailer type truck, i.e., the tractor to which the trailer part attaches.
- (US) A military or heavy construction vehicle.
- A person or thing that is seminal and influential.
Synonyms
truck tractor
tractor truck
towing vehicle
draw machine
tow tractor
propelling machine
towing tug
train tractor
hauling engine
Translations
Antriebsmaschine Agonist mitwirkender Muskel Kraftmaschine
πρωτοστάτης
machine motrice exerçant l’action principalev
primo motoreEtymology
Originally in translation of Latin primum mobile.
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