R/T

R/T

See also: rt, RT, and rt.

English

Alternative forms

• RT
• (automotive): R&T

Noun

R/T (uncountable)

1. Radiotelephone; radiotelegraph.
   • 1953, Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye, Penguin 2010, p. 18:

     I had no mental picture at all of Terry Lennox loafing around one of the swimming pools in Bermuda shorts and phoning the butler by R/T to ice the champagne and get the grouse a-toasting.

Adjective

R/T (not comparable)

1. (automotive) Initialism of road and track.; used to indicate a high performance edition of a vehicle or part, capable of use for everyday driving as well as amateur racing.
2. (automotive) Initialism of road and terrain.; used to indicate a ruggedized version of a part, capable of on-road performance and off-road track/terrain performance.
3. (automotive, tires) Initialism of rugged-terrain.; a type of all-terrain tire (A/T) with better off-road and on-road performance (similar to M/T and H/T respectively).

Coordinate terms

(Tires/Tyres):

• A/T (“all-terrain”)
• H/T (“highway/terrain”)
• M/T (“mud/terrain”)
• T/T (“track/terrain”)
• LT (“light truck”)

Anagrams

• TR, Tr., tr, tr.