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* ] or towing engine, a vehicle that provides the motive power to haul a load, as in: * ] or towing engine, a vehicle that provides the motive power to haul a load, as in:
** ], a large transporter for moving oversize loads too large for road travel without an escort and special permit ** ], a large transporter for moving oversize loads too large for road travel without an escort and special permit
** ] in Australian English ** ], a "prime mover" in Australian English
** ], a heavy haulage road vehicle designed to pull or push heavy or exceptionally large loads ** ], a heavy haulage road vehicle designed to pull or push heavy or exceptionally large loads
** ], a military vehicle hauling an artillery piece ** ], a military vehicle hauling an artillery piece

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Prime mover may refer to:

Engineering

  • Prime mover, a machine that transforms energy between thermal, electrical or pressure and mechanical form, typically an engine or turbine

Haulage

  • Tractor unit or towing engine, a vehicle that provides the motive power to haul a load, as in:
    • Heavy hauler, a large transporter for moving oversize loads too large for road travel without an escort and special permit
    • Tractor unit, a "prime mover" in Australian English
    • Ballast tractor, a heavy haulage road vehicle designed to pull or push heavy or exceptionally large loads
    • Artillery tractor, a military vehicle hauling an artillery piece
    • Steam tractor, a vehicle powered by a steam engine which is used for pulling
    • Tractor, a vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds

Entertainment

Music

Bands

Other uses

  • Prime mover theory (Latin: primum movens), a monotheistic concept advanced by Aristotle as a primary cause or "mover" of all the motion in the universe
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