Fendalton tractor

/ (ˌfɛnˈdɔːltən) /

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noun

NZ informal a four-wheel drive recreational vehicleAlso called: Fendalton shopping cart

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Word Origin for Fendalton tractor

from the name of a wealthy suburb of Christchurch

Words nearby Fendalton tractor

fencible, fencing, fencing wire, fency, fend, Fendalton tractor, fender, fender bender, fendered, fender pile, fend for oneself

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Juanita Schulze said as a train rammed through a stuck tractor-trailer.
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